BoltAI 2 alternatives for Mac
BoltAI 2 — AI chat client — is installed 39 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask boltai to install BoltAI 2 itself.- Jan9.3× the installs
- Cursor179.1× the installs
- Claude509.1× the installs
- Diffusion Bee2.9× the installs
- ChatGPT329.7× the installs
- MacWhisper20.9× the installs
- LM StudioApple silicon only · 151.8× the installs
- Draw Things30.7× the installs
Full comparison
| BoltAI 2 | Jan | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Communication | AI & Machine Learning |
| Open source | Not declared | Yes (inferred) |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 2.18.2 | 0.8.7 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 39 | 361 |
| Install command | brew install --cask boltai | brew install --cask jan |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.