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Decision brief
Elia is a terminal-based user interface focused on keyboard shortcuts for efficient interaction with multiple large language models.
Good fit when
- Use Elia when you want to work within the command line environment and have quick, convenient access to various large language models through API integration.
- Suitable if your workflow benefits from being keyboard-centric, reducing mouse dependency for interactions with AI-powered chatbots.
Avoid when
- Do not use Elia if you require a graphical user interface (GUI) and find that the terminal-based interaction restricts functionality or accessibility according to your needs.
- Not recommended if API support for your preferred language model is missing, as this limits its interoperability for specific workflows.
- Hosting:
- self hosted - Users host Elia on their local machine or server environment to interact with multiple large language models via API.
- Pricing:
- freemium - Elia itself is free and open-source under the Apache-2.0 license, but accessing specific large language models through APIs may incur costs depending on the provider’s pricing model.
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Maintenance and security
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- Not a fork · Personal account
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- Security (OSV)
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- As of Jul 15, 2026
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Install
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Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
Elia is a terminal user interface that allows users to interact with multiple large language models like ChatGPT and Claude directly from the command line through API integration.
Capability facts
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Sep 20, 2026
- Languages
- python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Sep 20, 2026
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Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
pipx install --python 3.11 elia-chatSource link
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README
Installation Install Elia with pipx: Depending on the model you wish to use, you may need to set one or more environment variables (e.g. , , etc).
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.