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chatbox vs xiaozhi-android-client
chatbox has 41,814 GitHub stars, 4,253 forks, 1,290 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. xiaozhi-android-client has 1,596 stars, 412 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. chatbox leads on adoption by 2,520% (41,814 vs 1,596 stars). chatbox is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0; xiaozhi-android-client is written in Dart under Apache-2.0. chatbox has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, xiaozhi-android-client 26%. xiaozhi-android-client was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (chatbot, chatgpt), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| chatbox | xiaozhi-android-client | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 42K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 412 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick chatbox if
- You weight community size — 42K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick xiaozhi-android-client if
- You want the xiaozhi-android-client feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and xiaozhi-android-client fits your workflow better
About chatbox
Chatbox (Community Edition) is a cross platform desktop client for large language models, written in TypeScript and released under the GPL 3.0 license. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and it connects to a range of providers including OpenAI (ChatGPT), Azure OpenAI, Claude, Google Gemini Pro, Ollama and ChatGLM 6B. The project lives in the AI interaction and interfaces ecosystem, where desktop chat front ends sit between a user and one or more hosted or locally hosted model APIs. The repository carries 41,767 stars and 4,251 forks across four years of history.
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About xiaozhi-android-client
xiaozhi android client is a Flutter client for the xiaozhi server ecosystem that puts real time voice conversation and text chat in front of Android, iOS, HarmonyOS, Web, Windows, macOS and Linux users, and it is aimed at developers, AI hardware makers and self hosters who already run or plan to run a xiaozhi backend.
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Frequently asked questions
Is chatbox or xiaozhi-android-client more popular?
chatbox has 41,814 GitHub stars and xiaozhi-android-client has 1,596. chatbox has the larger community by that measure.
Are chatbox and xiaozhi-android-client free?
Both are open source. chatbox is licensed under GPL-3.0 and xiaozhi-android-client under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between chatbox and xiaozhi-android-client?
chatbox is written in TypeScript and xiaozhi-android-client in Dart. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, chatbox or xiaozhi-android-client?
Choose chatbox if you want the larger community (41,814 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose xiaozhi-android-client if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.