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FrigadeHQ/hob

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Covered in week 2026-W46 · the 2026-11 report

An easier way to use AI on your own computer. A free, open-source alternative to Claude and ChatGPT that runs open-weight models like Gemma and gpt-oss locally on Mac, Windows and Linux. Private, and works offline.

What hob is

Fill out PDFs, work through documents, and much more. Free, private, and works offline. Hob picks the best frontier open-weight model that fits your computer and sets everything up for you.

From the repository README · read it on GitHub →

11 Nov 2026 · 0:20
Hob: The Free, Private Alternative to ChatGPT and Claude
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