Chie
AI
llm desktop client
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
1 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.37.
Privacy: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Not an Electron app; native performance
From 2 comments
Kudos for taking the effort of not being yet another Electron app.
pjmlp on HNI like how it's now a feature to not be an electron or webview app.
broast on HN
Looks great and worth trying
From 1 comment
Looks great! Very excited to try this out. At first glance I have one concern and one suggestion: Concern: you mention it supports the actual ChatGPT Web API -- isn't this…
iamjackg on HN
Objections
Hit quota error when using the OpenAI API key
From 2 comments
I tried it and got the error "You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details."
hedgehog on HNHi. This is the first time I'm trying an external app. I created an ChatGPT API key and configured it in Chie. Once I tried asking ChatGPT it immediately replied "You exceeded…
qwerty456127 on HN
Uses ChatGPT private web API, risking bans and ToS issues
From 2 comments
Looks great! Very excited to try this out. At first glance I have one concern and one suggestion: Concern: you mention it supports the actual ChatGPT Web API -- isn't this…
iamjackg on HN> Concern: you mention it supports the actual ChatGPT Web API -- isn't this against their terms of service? I'd be wary of publishing something that hits internal APIs. There…
capableweb on HN
Subscription pricing plan for GPT-4 seen as unappealing
From 1 comment
Your 'future plan' section says you want provide a subscription plan for gpt-4. Why would I pay a subscription to access my other subscription, especially when its a feature you…
nickthegreek on HN
Claimed not-a-webview is misleading since chat messages render in a system webview
From 2 comments
That was kind of a lie, however. > NOT a webview wrapper of web pages. but further down the page: > The chat messages are rendered in a system webview. To minimize performance…
nateb2022 on HNso it is in a large part a web view > The chat messages are rendered in a system webview.
chillbill on HN
Requests
Support local LLMs such as LLaMa
From 1 comment
Great job! In the future, would you add support for local LLMs, such as LLaMa?
Oranguru on HN
Add a plugin for Petals
From 1 comment
would be cool if there was a plugin for petals (https://petals.dev/)
cchance on HN
Questions
Is the GPL3 to MIT relicense and contributor agreement fair
From 2 comments
Chie is currently licensed under the GPLv3, it will be relicensed to the MIT license on March 20th, 2028 (5 years after the first commit). I take this approach to discourage…
homarp on HNThe agreement doesn't mention that it's just for relicensing to MIT.
epylar on HN
Does the name Chie mean something in other languages
From 3 comments
I advise you not to look up what it means in french.
steeve on HNSorry, too late, I'm french.
cbenz on HNI actually asked ChatGPT what chie might mean in other languages, for multiple times, but it did not tell me this :(
zcbenz on HN
Alternatives named
chatboxai
From 1 comment
Your 'future plan' section says you want provide a subscription plan for gpt-4. Why would I pay a subscription to access my other subscription, especially when its a feature you…
nickthegreek on HN
chitchat (Rust)
From 1 comment
Shameless plug for my version of this, also written in Rust: https://github.com/clarkmcc/chitchat
clarkmcc on HN