Data month 2026-09

BYOK AI Chat

BYOK AI chat in your side panel. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, LM Studio, or custom APIs. Streaming, screenshots, page context.

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According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension BYOK AI Chat has 90 users (+32.4% MoM) — ranked #4,386 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #1,079 of 2,418 in General AI.

Users · 2026-09

90+32.4%

Rating

Overall Rank (9,324)

#4,386

General AI Rank

#1,079/ 2,418

What is BYOK AI Chat

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BYOK AI chat in your side panel. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, LM Studio, or custom APIs. Streaming, screenshots, page context. Chat with any AI model directly from Chrome's side panel. BYOK AI Chat supports Bring Your Own Key — you provide the API key, you control your data, you choose the provider.

6 AI PROVIDERS, ONE PLACE

OpenAI
Anthropic
Google Gemini
Ollama — run models locally, no API key required
LM Studio — local model server, no API key required
Custom API — connect to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint

WEB SEARCH

Toggle web search on/off per conversation with the globe button
3-step pipeline: LLM generates search query → SearXNG search → LLM answers with context
Search status indicator shows progress
No API key or setup needed — works out of the box

BUILT FOR POWER USERS

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Markdown rendering with syntax-highlighted code blocks and copy buttons
Screenshot capture — grab the visible tab and send to vision models
Page context — attach the current page's title, URL, selected text, and content
Right-click any selected text → "Send to AI Chat"
Conversation management with search, edit, regenerate, and export
Multiple conversations with system prompt presets
5 themes: Dark, Light, Midnight, Forest, Sunset
Export to JSON, Markdown, or plain text
File attachments (images and text files)
Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+K) to open the side panel

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS

No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking
API keys stored locally with chrome.storage
Conversations stored locally on your device
No data sent to any server except the AI provider you choose
No developer middleman — direct browser-to-provider requests
Open source: https://github.com/alvescrafter/byok-ai-chat

PERFECT FOR

Developers who want AI assistance without leaving the browser
Writers who need quick access to multiple AI models
Researchers comparing responses across providers
Privacy-conscious users who want to use their own API keys
Anyone running local models via Ollama or LM Studio

GET STARTED IN SECONDS

1. Install the extension 2. Click the icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+K) 3. Open Settings, choose a provider, paste your API key 4. Click Test to verify 5. Start chatting

For local providers like Ollama and LM Studio, no API key is needed — just point the extension at your local server.