GrafyChat
AI
chat interface
SHOW HN2024
459points
130comments
#80of 3,515 in 2024
Top 3%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
28 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 16 critical, out of 72 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 16 for, 5 againstPricing: 5 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Bring-your-own-key approach and no subscription model
From 3 comments
The only feedback I would give is I'm suspicious of (will not buy) closed sourced AI anything. With that said: thank you for sloughing off the subscription model trend! That is…
altruios on HNCurious why you settled on the BYOAK approach rather than a subscription approach
iknownthing on HNThis is great. More importantly - I love the pricing!!
nirav72 on HN
Canvas and tree visualization of chats is a useful idea
From 3 comments
Sometime ago I had an idea for a similar interface without the dragging feature. Basically, just a tree visualisation. I usually discuss a tangent topic in the same conversation,…
carlosbaraza on HNVery cool! I built a version of this [1], but balked at trying to sell it. This is the third iteration of this idea I've seen so far. Your reply popup is a smart feature and a…
joshuahutt on HNI built a similar demo to this but for images - IMO this is a much better structure for working with LLMs as it allows you to really riff with a machine instead of feeling like…
kkukshtel on HN
Clean design and landing page
From 2 comments
Good landing page, explained to me the product well enough. I like your concept also as i wished sometimes for something similiar in the past.
siva7 on HNExcellent UI! I love it.
subhashp on HN
Objections
Closed source, so no way to verify privacy or telemetry
From 2 comments
The only feedback I would give is I'm suspicious of (will not buy) closed sourced AI anything. With that said: thank you for sloughing off the subscription model trend! That is…
altruios on HNIt seems to work well but a desktop app (or self hosted) is essential. I can't paste in valuable API keys to a third party website.
teruakohatu on HN
Pricing is high for some users
From 1 comment
I like this and wished openai or anthropic enabled similar in their UIs... it would be simple actually: "create a new chat from here" Otherwise, great job! It's cool, but it's…
ramoz on HN
Too complex compared with simple ask-and-answer
From 1 comment
This is interesting and all, but it's a tad complex to use. AI is supposed to simplify your life, but this just ends up making things more complicated. Ask -> answer, no more…
shanghaikid on HN
Requests
Open source the app or its documentation
From 3 comments
The only feedback I would give is I'm suspicious of (will not buy) closed sourced AI anything. With that said: thank you for sloughing off the subscription model trend! That is…
altruios on HNCongrats on the launch. I'll take a closer look soon and only played around a bit. Would be great if you could extend the documentation. If you're not open sourcing the app, what…
seedie on HNDo you plan to open source it? I will love to extend it. I had similar ideas about non linear UI.
raxrb on HN
Desktop app or self-hosting
From 1 comment
It seems to work well but a desktop app (or self hosted) is essential. I can't paste in valuable API keys to a third party website.
teruakohatu on HN
Mobile support
From 2 comments
Hard to try it on my phone.
p1esk on HNCongrats on the launch! I love that you let ppl try it without even signing up! The mobile experience needs to work tho.
noashavit on HN
RAG over user files and data
From 1 comment
It looks like you put a lot of work into this but node based workflows are ok when they're a necessary evil and just an evil otherwise. I'd be more interested in a tool where I…
CuriouslyC on HN
Questions
Can it be self-hosted for a team, and how are licenses counted
From 1 comment
Didn't find it in the documentation. How would I go about if I want to self-host it for a small team of like 14 people? Should I buy licenses for 14 (3x extended) instances, or 1…
tomfreemax on HN
What the tech stack is
From 1 comment
Can you share details of the technology stack used to build the tool?
brunoborges on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian Canvas with plugins
From 2 comments
You can create something like this easily by yourself using Obsidian and a plugin like https://github.com/AndreBaltazar8/obsidian-canvas-conversation
Hrun0 on HNYou can get almost the same results for free using Obsidian Canvas and one of the following plugins: - https://github.com/MetaCorp/obsidian-augmented-canvas -…
niutech on HN
Gingko
From 1 comment
Interesting take! It does seem to address a typical "intermediate" workflow; even though we prefer linear finished products, we often work by completing a hierarchy first. I've…
btbuildem on HN
gptel in Emacs
From 1 comment
For a text based version of the "tree of chats" idea, using Emacs, Org mode and gptel see `gptel-org-branching-context`in:…
yaantc on HN