--- title: Open Source ChatGPT Models: A Step-by-Step Guide | daily.dev description: Alpaca is based on Meta's large-scale language model. It is designed to be accessible to academicians and individuals who want to build their own chatbots... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-chatgpt-models-a-step-by-step-guide-gtpenozb9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Open Source ChatGPT Models: A Step-by-Step Guide | daily.dev og:description: Alpaca is based on Meta's large-scale language model. It is designed to be accessible to academicians and individuals who want to build their own chatbots... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-chatgpt-models-a-step-by-step-guide-gtpenozb9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gtPENozB9.png og:image:alt: Open Source ChatGPT Models: A Step-by-Step Guide og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Open Source ChatGPT Models: A Step-by-Step Guide **[Planet Python](https://daily.dev/sources/planetpython)** · 5 min read · 67 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Alpaca is based on Meta's large-scale language model. It is designed to be accessible to academicians and individuals who want to build their own chatbots without the need for expensive hardwares, commercial solutions. It can be used to generate text which spreads misinformation, racism and hatred towards vulnerable sections of society. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@muathye** · 0 upvotes > Very helpful, thank so much. **@tekn0wledg** · 0 upvotes > I'm glad to see progress being made with open source LLaMA models. We have a way to go, but it has tremendous potential. **@ioai** · 0 upvotes > thank you ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-chatgpt-models-a-step-by-step-guide-gtpenozb9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Open Source ChatGPT Models: A Step-by-Step Guide","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-chatgpt-models-a-step-by-step-guide-gtpenozb9","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-chatgpt-models-a-step-by-step-guide-gtpenozb9"},"datePublished":"2023-03-30T10:46:34.636Z","dateModified":"2023-03-30T10:46:34.634Z","description":"Alpaca is based on Meta's large-scale language model. 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