AIRI

MoeruAI

Open-source, local-first AI desktop pet that chats and games with you

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Virtual Pet Open Source Local Inference Real-Time Voice

Launched 8/2025

Product Type

Software

Platform

WebmacOSWindows

Languages

English / Simplified Chinese / Japanese / Korean / Russian / Vietnamese / French

Regions

Global

Pricing

Free

Price

Free and open-source (self-hosted)

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Completely free and open-source; self-hostable with no paywall

Last updated 2026-09-29· Content established

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About This Tool

AIRI is an open-source 'digital life / AI desktop pet' project by the MoeruAI community, inspired by the virtual streamer Neuro-sama — built to let you truly own a cyber companion life, anywhere, anytime. It is not a skinned chatbot but a fully local-first AI being: real-time voice chat, the ability to play games like Minecraft and Factorio with you, integration with Discord and Telegram, and a Live2D / VRM-driven avatar with expressions and motion. Technically it is entirely local — in-browser WebGPU inference, DuckDB WASM local memory and RAG, and on the desktop it can use NVIDIA CUDA / Apple Metal; it ships multi-provider voice synthesis (ElevenLabs, Azure, OpenAI-compatible, local Kokoro, and more). You can install it free via winget / Homebrew / Scoop, or try the Web version right in the browser.

Background

AIRI is launched by the open-source organization MoeruAI as a 'soul container' project inspired by Neuro-sama, aiming to give ordinary people a cyber companion life (cyber waifu / digital pet) they can own and interact with anytime. Development has continued since 2025, shipping Web, macOS and Windows builds installable via winget / Homebrew / Scoop.

Technology

Built from day one with Web technologies — WebGPU, WebAudio, Web Worker, WebAssembly, WebSocket; the desktop build can use NVIDIA CUDA and Apple Metal (via candle) for local inference by default. Capabilities include in-browser pure-local WebGPU inference, DuckDB WASM local memory and RAG, client-side speech recognition and multi-provider voice synthesis, VRM / Live2D avatar driving, and integrations with Discord / Telegram plus Minecraft / Factorio co-play.

Market

A global open-source AI virtual-life project for developers and tech enthusiasts, with multilingual UI (including Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, French, and more), funded by the community via OpenCollective / Patreon / Ko-fi. The project explicitly states it has no officially minted cryptocurrency or token.

Best For

People who want a self-hosted, you-owned AI companionGeeks who like real-time voice plus game integration (Minecraft / Factorio)Privacy-first enthusiasts interested in local inferenceCreators wanting a Live2D / VRM avatar for remixing

Editorial Note

AIRI is among the most serious open-source AI virtual-life projects: local-first, self-hostable, and able to voice-chat and game with you in real time, with both technical ambition and maturity. But it is still early and aimed at technical users, so the barrier for ordinary users is high.

Strengths

+ Fully open-source, local-first, user-owned data
+ Real-time voice plus game co-play (Minecraft / Factorio) is unique
+ WebGPU / CUDA / Metal local inference, privacy-friendly
+ Live2D / VRM avatar with multi-platform (Web/macOS/Windows)

Drawbacks

− Still early-stage; stability and usability are limited
− Aimed at technical users; high setup barrier for ordinary users
− Capabilities heavily depend on local models and hardware
− Requires your own API keys / local models; low out-of-box usability

Value Assessment：If you want a truly self-owned, self-hostable AI companion life rather than a black-box SaaS, AIRI is the open-source option most worth watching; but be ready for tinkering and early-stage rough edges.