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Venice
A private, uncensored AI app for chat, images and video, with chats kept on your device.
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FreemiumFrom $18/moWorks with Claude Code
Quick take
- The go-to app if you want AI without a big tech company storing your chats, and with far fewer refusals than ChatGPT or Gemini.
- The free plan is a taster at 10 chat prompts a day. Pro at $18 a month gives unlimited chat and 1,000 images a day, but video and the top models run on credits, and Pro only includes 100 a month.
- Privacy depends on the mode. Private mode on Venice-run models is the strong option; on third-party models your prompt still reaches the provider, just without your name on it.
- Billing is the sore point. Recent Reddit and Trustpilot posts describe surprise auto top-up charges, failed generations that still use credits and generations deleted as soon as a plan lapses.
What is Venice?
Venice is an AI app that chats, writes, makes images and video, and even edits video on a timeline, all in one place. It mixes open models it runs itself with paid access to big-name models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Your chat history is stored in your browser rather than on Venice's servers.
People pick it for two reasons: privacy and fewer refusals. If ChatGPT or Gemini keeps saying no to fiction, medical or adult topics, or you don't want a big tech company holding your chat history, Venice is the best-known alternative. It raised $65 million at a $1 billion valuation in July 2026 and says it has 5 million users.
The catch is that "private" means different things in different modes, and the strongest protections only apply to some models. Billing is credit-based beyond chat, and recent forum posts include surprise top-up charges, failed generations that still cost credits and content blocks on the video models. Read the plan details before you hand over a card.
Who's using it, and who it's for
- Privacy-minded professionals
- Fiction writers
- Crypto and Web3 users
- AI hobbyists
People who want a capable AI that doesn't keep their chats or refuse sensitive and creative requests.
Key features
Chats stay on your device
Conversation history is kept in your browser, with encrypted backup on paid plans, so there's no server-side archive of what you asked.
Privacy modes
Private mode uses Venice-run or zero-retention models, Anonymous mode hides who you are from outside providers, and some models offer end-to-end encryption.
Fewer refusals
Uncensored open models answer creative, medical and adult questions that mainstream assistants often decline.
Images and video
Image models like Nano Banana Pro and Flux, and video models like Seedance, Kling and Wan, paid for with credits.
Studio editor
A browser video editor with tracks, text and transitions for cutting your generated clips together.
Agentic chat and API
Chat can use tools and run multi-step jobs, and there's an OpenAI-compatible API that works with coding agents like Claude Code.
How we rate it
3.4overall, out of 5
Our rating, from using the tool ourselves. Each score is out of 5.
- Ease of use
- 3.5
- Features
- 4.0
- Output quality
- 3.5
- Value for money
- 3.0
- Speed & reliability
- 3.0
How quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
How completely it covers the job it's built for, and how well the pieces fit together.
How good the results are before you fix them.
What you get for the price, including the free plan.
How fast it is and how often it falls over.
Community rating
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Venice pricing
Free
Free
Trying the privacy and tone before paying.
- Base models only
- 10 text prompts and 15 image prompts a day
- No video
- Our pick
Pro
$18/mo, or about $15/mo billed yearly
Daily private chat and image making.
- Unlimited text prompts and the Pro models
- 1,000 images a day and image editing tools
- 100 credits a month for video, music and frontier models
- Custom characters and encrypted chat backup
Pro Plus
$68/mo
Regular video makers and API users.
- 7,500 credits a month, rolling over for two months
- Higher image limits
- Includes $75 of API usage a month
Max
$200/mo
Heavy video generation and frontier model use.
- 22,500 credits a month, rolling over for three months
- Highest image and API limits
- Includes $225 of API usage a month
Which plan should you pick?
Use Free for a day to see if it suits you. Pro is the sensible plan for private chat and images. Only go higher if you make a lot of video, and check that auto top-up is switched off in billing before you do.
Prices in USD unless noted, checked 21 October 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.
Best use cases
Ways Venice can slot into your week.
- 1
Ask the questions you'd rather keep private
Health, legal, money or relationship questions without them sitting in a chat history on someone else's server.
- 2
Write fiction without refusals
Draft darker or mature storylines that mainstream assistants water down or refuse.
- 3
Compare open models
Switch between DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM and other open models in one app without hosting anything.
- 4
Private AI inside your own tools
Have a developer point an app or coding agent at the Venice API when you don't want prompts used for training.
How it fits your tech stack
It's a standalone app with no connectors to Gmail, Drive or Slack, so it sits beside your main assistant for the private and sensitive work. Developers can use the API in their own apps and coding tools.
Connects to
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Cline
- Brave browser
Pros and cons
Pros
- Chat history stays in your browser, not on Venice's servers
- Answers creative and sensitive questions other assistants refuse
- Text, images, video and a video editor in one app
- Wide choice of open and frontier models, plus an API
Cons
- Privacy protections differ by mode and model, which is easy to misunderstand
- Credits run out fast on video, and failed generations can still cost credits
- Reports of surprise auto top-up charges and slow support on billing problems (Trustpilot 1.9 from 63 reviews)
- Video models now block some content with face-detection errors, despite the uncensored pitch
- Clearing your browser loses your chats, and generations are wiped when a plan lapses
Venice alternatives
The closest alternatives to Venice in the library, best rated first.
- Claude4.6/5· best for long-form writing and editingVenice vs Claude
- ChatGPT4.3/5· best for everyday questions and brainstormingVenice vs ChatGPT
- Google Gemini4.2/5· best for searching and summarising your GmailVenice vs Google Gemini
- Perplexity4.2/5· best for fact-checking and quick researchVenice vs Perplexity
Popular comparisons
Why it made the list
It's the most-used private and uncensored AI app, and new to a16z's top 50 web AI products.
Not sure Venice is the one?
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Venice FAQ
How much does Venice cost?
There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $18/mo. Prices checked 21 October 2026 against Venice's pricing page.
Is Venice free?
Yes, Venice has a free option. Use Free for a day to see if it suits you. Pro is the sensible plan for private chat and images. Only go higher if you make a lot of video, and check that auto top-up is switched off in billing before you do.
What is Venice best for?
Venice is best for private conversations you don't want stored, fiction and creative work other assistants refuse and trying open models without setting anything up. People who want a capable AI that doesn't keep their chats or refuse sensitive and creative requests.
What are the best Venice alternatives?
The closest alternatives are Claude, ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Perplexity. Claude is best for long-form writing and editing.
Community reviews
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