An experiment in using free, open-source AI tools.
Open source AI tools offer transparency, control, and the ability to customize models according to specific needs.
Those with the proper resources can even download and run these models locally, but most people do not have these resources.
Still, by using open-source tools, we can avoid vendor lock-in and foster a more collaborative and innovative AI ecosystem.
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Deepseek offers a world-renown chatbot interface and mixture-of-experts models that disrupted OpenAI's dominance in the AI industry. The best part? It's completely free to use and extremely cheap to implement in your RAG-based chatbots or other applications.
Kilo Code, itself, is a powerful VS Code extension for working with AI models with a user interface that's friendly and intuitive.
OpenRouter provides access to a wide range of open-source AI models, making it easy to experiment with different options without incurring costs.
Kilo Gateway offers free access to numerous AI models, making it easy to experiment with different options without incurring costs.
Opencode Zen is another provider that offers access to free and open-source AI models with higher rate limits compared to OpenRouter (due to model-specific rate limits, rather than overall rate limits).
Mistral AI provides both proprietary and open-source models. Excellent open-source options include Mistral AI's open-source mixture-of-experts models, while Vibe CLI runs on Mistral AI's open-source Devstral model and provides an excellent alternative to Big Tech's agentic coding offerings.
Opencode Go offers a comprehensive suite of tried-and-true, open-source AI models meant for agentic coding, with model access from providers ranging from Qwen to OpenAI.
Kilo Gateway offers free access to numerous AI models, making it easy to experiment with different options without incurring costs.
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