--- title: "Is there an ai that works like jarvis?" url: https://isthereathing.com/an-ai-that-works-like-jarvis/ answer: "partly" summary: "Partly. Gemini Live, ChatGPT, Siri AI and Alexa+ hold spoken conversations and act in some apps, each limited to what its maker supports. Home Assistant's Assist can run on your own hardware and answers to \"Hey Jarvis\" on Android." category: "Writing & AI text" published: 2026-10-07 updated: 2026-10-07 author: "Jack Stovell" publisher: "Adapt Progress Evolve Limited" language: en-GB --- # Is there an ai that works like jarvis? **Answer: partly.** Partly. Gemini Live, ChatGPT, Siri AI and Alexa+ hold spoken conversations and act in some apps, each limited to what its maker supports. Home Assistant's Assist can run on your own hardware and answers to "Hey Jarvis" on Android. (Source: [Google: Gemini Live](https://gemini.google/gb/overview/gemini-live/?hl=en-GB)) Partly. Gemini Live, ChatGPT, Siri AI and Alexa+ hold spoken conversations and act in some apps, but each is limited to the apps and partner services its maker supports. Home Assistant's Assist can run on your own hardware and answers to "Hey Jarvis" on Android, if you are prepared to set it up yourself. ## The shortlist ### Gemini Live The voice mode of Google's Gemini app, with camera and screen sharing. - Link: https://gemini.google/gb/overview/gemini-live/ - Free tier: yes. Listed in Google's £0 plan. - Paid from: £4.49 per month (Google AI Plus) (checked 2026-10-02; Pro is £18.99 per month) - Best at: Acting in Google's tools by voice (Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Tasks, Keep, Maps), plus smart home devices. - The catch: No access to Gems or Notebooks in Live; some features need setup or a subscription. - Platforms: android, ios - Source: [Google: Gemini Live](https://gemini.google/gb/overview/gemini-live/?hl=en-GB) ### ChatGPT (Advanced Voice Mode) OpenAI's ChatGPT app, whose Advanced Voice Mode holds a real-time spoken conversation. - Link: https://chatgpt.com/ - Free tier: yes. Free to download with in-app purchases; free voice allowance not visible to us. - Paid from: not checked (not verified: UK App Store lists ChatGPT Go £6.99 and Plus £19.99, periods not stated) - Best at: Open-ended conversation, such as settling a debate or practising a language. - The catch: The listing describes conversation, not control of your phone or home, and says the app contains advertising. - Platforms: ios, android - Source: [ChatGPT on the UK App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/chatgpt/id6448311069) ### Siri AI (Apple Intelligence) Apple's new conversational Siri, which can find your photos, emails and notes and act in apps like Messages and Reminders. - Link: https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-intelligence/ - Free tier: not verified. No price stated; Apple says expanded access will cost a fee in future. - Paid from: not checked (not stated on Apple's page) - Best at: Personal context on Apple devices, with Private Cloud Compute, which Apple says never stores your data. - The catch: In beta in iOS 27, English first, not initially in the EU on iPhone or iPad, with daily usage limits. - Platforms: ios, mac - Source: [Apple (UK): Apple Intelligence and Siri](https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-intelligence/) ### Alexa+ Amazon's generative AI Alexa, on Echo devices, the Alexa app, Alexa.com and Fire TV. - Link: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence - Free tier: not verified. Free for Prime members (US page); no UK price stated. - Paid from: $19.99 per month (US, without Prime) (US page; UK price not stated) - Best at: Running home and errands by voice: smart home, reservations, groceries and food delivery via partners. - The catch: Only in early access in the UK; features vary by region. - Platforms: ios, android, web - Source: [Amazon: Introducing Alexa+ (updated July 2026)](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence) ### Home Assistant Assist The voice assistant in Home Assistant, the open-source home automation platform, which can hand conversation to an AI model. - Link: https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/ - Free tier: not verified. Open-source software, no price shown for it. - Paid from: not checked (optional Nabu Casa Link showed €7.50 a month or €75.00 a year when we checked from outside the UK; the UK price may differ) - Best at: A private DIY assistant that can run fully on your own hardware and wake to 'Hey Jarvis' on Android. - The catch: You set it up yourself: a Home Assistant server, voice hardware, and an AI account or local model. - Platforms: linux, android, ios - Source: [Home Assistant: Assist](https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/) ## How they compare ### If you want it free on the phone you already have Gemini Live is the voice mode of Google's Gemini app, with camera and screen sharing, on Android and iOS. It is listed in Google's £0 plan, and by voice it can search Gmail and Drive, check Calendar, add to Tasks or Keep, use Maps and control smart home devices. What you give up is some reach. Live has no access to Gems or Notebooks, and some features need setup or a subscription. Its actions stay in Google's own tools, which suits you if your mail and calendar are already there and helps less if they are not. If what you want is a quieter inbox rather than an assistant, there's a simpler fix. If your mail is already piled high with newsletters you never asked for, there's a page on [unsubscribing from emails](/a-tool-to-unsubscribe-from-emails/) that covers the built-in options in Gmail and iCloud Mail, the bulk tools, and how each one makes its money. ### If you mostly want to talk things through ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode, in OpenAI's ChatGPT app, holds a real-time spoken conversation. The listing describes it for things such as settling a debate or practising a language, and the app is free to download with in-app purchases. The catch is that the listing describes conversation, not control of your phone or home, so this is for talking rather than handing off chores. The listing also says the app contains advertising, and we could not see what free voice allowance you get. The UK App Store lists ChatGPT Go at £6.99 and Plus at £19.99, with the periods not stated. ### If you live in Apple's world and care about privacy Siri AI is Apple's new conversational Siri, part of Apple Intelligence. It can find your photos, emails and notes, and act in apps like Messages, Music and Reminders. The privacy part is Private Cloud Compute, which Apple says never stores your data. If your life is already on an iPhone or Mac, that personal context is the draw. The cost is maturity. It is in beta in iOS 27, English first, not initially in the EU on iPhone or iPad, and there are daily usage limits. Apple states no price, though it says expanded access will cost a fee in future. If waiting on beta limits and regional gaps puts you off, there's another route, and it's the one that skips the cloud altogether. Free apps like LM Studio, Jan, Ollama and GPT4All run open models on your own computer, and Google's AI Edge Gallery does the same on Android phones and iPhones. I've put the details in a guide on [using an AI offline](/an-ai-that-can-be-used-offline/), including the one bit of internet you do need. ### If you want it to run the house and the errands Alexa+ is Amazon's generative AI Alexa, on Echo devices, the Alexa app, Alexa.com and Fire TV. Amazon says it controls Philips Hue and Roborock devices, books through OpenTable, orders from Uber Eats, and offers four personality styles. It works through named partner services Amazon calls experts, so what it can do depends on who is on that list. It is only in early access in the UK, and features vary by region. ### If you want to build your own and keep it local Home Assistant Assist is the voice assistant in Home Assistant, the open-source home automation platform, and it can hand conversation to an AI model. Home Assistant says it can run fully on your own hardware, use a local model through Ollama, and wake to "Hey Jarvis" on Android, hands-free even when the phone is locked. You get privacy and control. You pay in effort. You need a Home Assistant server, voice hardware, and either an AI account or a local model. There is also a speed choice: letting it answer commands first is faster but drops the AI personality, while sending everything to the AI keeps the character. ### When paying is worth it Gemini Live is free, and Google AI Plus is £4.49 a month for 2x usage, with Pro at £18.99 per month. That is worth paying only if you keep hitting the free limits. Alexa+ is $19.99 a month in the US, free with Prime, and Amazon's page states no UK price. Home Assistant's software shows no price, though the optional Nabu Casa Link showed €7.50 a month or €75.00 a year when we checked from outside the UK, so the UK price may differ. ## What to watch for Apple says server-based features, Siri AI included, have daily limits that vary with demand, so how much you can use it may change from day to day. Alexa+ says it knows what you have bought, listened to and watched, and uses that to personalise. That is useful, but it means your habits feed it. In Home Assistant you choose whether the AI may control devices at all, and it can only control the devices you expose to it. That safety catch is yours to set. Each of the big assistants works within limits its maker sets. Gemini Live's actions are in Google's own tools, Alexa+ works through the partners Amazon has signed up, and Siri AI acts in apps like Messages, Music and Reminders, so pick the one whose world you already live in. ## How we checked On 2026-10-02 we read Google's Gemini Live and UK plans pages, the Gemini and ChatGPT app store listings, Apple's UK Apple Intelligence page, Amazon's Alexa+ announcement, Home Assistant's Assist documentation and Nabu Casa's pricing. OpenAI's pages and Amazon's UK Alexa+ page blocked us. Nothing was tested hands-on, so this is what those pages say. ## If none of these fit Home Assistant lets you pick a cloud AI (OpenAI or Anthropic) or a local one through Ollama, give it a personality with a prompt, and decide whether it may control your devices. It needs more setup than the others here, but it is the one you shape yourself. ## Also typed as - is there an ai like jarvis - is there an ai called jarvis - is there an ai assistant like jarvis ## Related questions - [Is there an ai that can be used offline?](https://isthereathing.com/an-ai-that-can-be-used-offline/) - [Is there an ai voice generator?](https://isthereathing.com/an-ai-voice-generator/) - [Is there an app that reads text to you?](https://isthereathing.com/an-app-that-reads-text-to-you/) ## Sources - [Google: Gemini Live](https://gemini.google/gb/overview/gemini-live/?hl=en-GB) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Google: Gemini subscriptions (UK)](https://gemini.google/gb/subscriptions/?hl=en-GB) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Google Gemini on the UK App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/google-gemini/id6477489729) (checked 2026-10-02) - [ChatGPT on the UK App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/chatgpt/id6448311069) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Apple (UK): Apple Intelligence and Siri](https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-intelligence/) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Amazon: Introducing Alexa+ (updated July 2026)](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Home Assistant: Assist](https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Home Assistant: create a personality with AI](https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/assist_create_open_ai_personality/) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Home Assistant homepage](https://www.home-assistant.io/) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Nabu Casa Link pricing](https://www.nabucasa.com/link/) (checked 2026-10-02) - [Google Gemini on Google Play (UK)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.bard&hl=en_GB&gl=GB) (checked 2026-10-02) - [ChatGPT on Google Play (UK)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt&hl=en_GB&gl=GB) (checked 2026-10-02) ## Questions people ask ### Is there an AI called Jarvis? None of the big assistants here is called Jarvis, but Home Assistant's Assist supports 'Hey Jarvis' as a wake word on Android, so you can say it hands-free even when the phone is locked. ### Can an AI assistant control my smart home by voice? Yes, within limits. Gemini Live, Alexa+ and Home Assistant Assist all say they can control smart home devices; Home Assistant only controls the devices you expose to it. ### Is there an AI assistant like Jarvis that works without the cloud? Home Assistant says Assist can run fully on your own hardware, and can use a local AI model through Ollama. Siri AI uses on-device processing but also server-based models. ### Is there a free AI assistant like Jarvis? Gemini Live is in Google's £0 plan, and ChatGPT is free to download with in-app purchases. Alexa+ is included with Prime, per Amazon's US page.