A ChatGPT alternative that works on your own computer.

What people usually mean by this

Most people who search for this already like talking to an AI. What they want is fewer copy-and-paste steps: instead of being told which command to run or which folder to look in, they want the assistant to do it on their own machine and show them what it did.

That is the gap Venta is built for. It is a chat first, and the chat can reach a computer you have linked to your account.

What that looks like

• “Find the invoice from March in my Documents folder and tell me the total.” Venta searches the folder you allowed and reads the file.
• “Why is my disk full?” It runs the commands that list the largest folders, shows them in the conversation, and asks before deleting anything.
• “Which devices are on my Wi-Fi?” It lists them from the linked computer.
• “Turn this spreadsheet into a summary for my manager.” It reads the file you attach and writes the summary.

How it reaches your computer

Venta runs in your browser. To work on a computer, you link it once: a desktop app on Windows, or a one-file agent on macOS and Linux. After that Venta can read files there and run commands — only the ones you ask about, and only while the app is running.

What it asks before doing

You set a ceiling for what Venta may do on its own, and lower ceilings for particular tools. Purchases and deletions ask first unless you have allowed that kind of action, and a yes you give lapses on its own. Each command it runs is shown in the conversation as it happens.

Keep the models you like

Every paid plan includes an AI model, so Venta works the moment you sign in. You can also connect your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI or Cerebras account, so the models you already use answer inside Venta. OpenAI bills API use separately from a ChatGPT subscription.

When a chat app is the better fit

If what you want is a conversation — drafting, brainstorming, explaining, studying — any good chat app does that well, ChatGPT included. Venta is worth adding when the next step is on your own computer: a file to find, a command to run, a folder to clean up.

What it does not do

• It does not drive your mouse and keyboard the way a remote-desktop session does; it runs commands and reads files.
• It does not read folders you did not link or ask about.
• It does not buy or delete anything without asking, unless you have allowed that kind of action.
• It cannot reach a computer that is off, asleep, or not running the app.

What it costs

Free to try with 10 messages a month and no card. Paid plans start at $9 a month and include an AI allowance; connecting your own provider account does not use it.