Russet: OpenRouter & Local AI
Private, powerful, personal
Free
Russet brings private, powerful AI to iPhone and iPad. By default, chats run fully on-device—with no message tracking—and downloadable models optimized for Apple hardware work completely offline. When you want access to more models, you can optionally connect OpenRouter in a clean, native interface designed for privacy, focus, and flow.
Features
- Flexible chats: Choose on-device or optional OpenRouter models, adjust response style, branch or lock chats, and analyze PDFs and images.
- Text-to-speech: Import speeches generated in custom voices from Russet for Mac.
- Agent: Work with health data, schedules, contacts, and files through system-aware automation.
- Flow: Summarize, rewrite, debate, label, and translate text—even offline.
- Intelligent Templates: Get instant briefings powered by your calendar.
- Interactive stories: Create and explore text-based adventures in Agent > Game.
- Offline-ready: Core AI features work without an internet connection; OpenRouter access is optional and requires connectivity.
- Multilingual: Supports 13 written and spoken languages.
more Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
2026.8.28 4 hr ago
Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
2026.8.27 22 hr ago
Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
2026.8.18 18 Aug
Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
2026.8.6 3 Aug
Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
2026.8.1 27 Jul
Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
2026.7.30 24 Jul
Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
2026.7.26 21 Jul
Enhanced features, improved performance, and fixed bugs
2026.7.23 17 Jul
Enhanced features, improved performance, and fixed bugs
2026.7.22 16 Jul
Enhanced features, improved performance, and fixed bugs
2026.7.20 15 Jul
Enhanced features, improved performance, and fixed bugs
2026.7.19 14 Jul
Enhanced features, improved performance, and fixed bugs
2026.7.17 14 Jul
This update contains performance and design improvements.
2026.7.14 9 Jul
This update contains performance and design improvements.
2026.7.7 5 Jul
This update contains performance and design improvements.
2026.6.29 2 Jul
This update contains performance and design improvements.
2026.6.22 21 Jun
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.6.19 15 Jun
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.6.11 10 Jun
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.6.1 31 May
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.5.30 29 May
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.5.26 26 May
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.5.24 25 May
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.5.22 22 May
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.5.18 18 May
- Export chats to open as view-only on other devices running Russet.
- New models: PrismML's Ternary Bonsai and Google's Gemma 4.
- Apple Foundation Model and several MLX models now support calling tools in chat. You can ask Russet to list today's or tomorrow's schedule directly in the chat without going through Agent.
- Choose from 7 default Personas for opinionated responses including Russet, Study Buddy and Devil's Advocate. Set your default Persona in Settings > Chat > Persona. Or, create your own!
- Benchmark downloaded MLX models in Settings > Developer > Benchmarking, and save the results in Markdown format.
2026.5.14 13 May
Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.
more Version 2026.8.28 4 hr ago
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