⚠️ Archived Experiment
CHIKA - Multi-AI Collaboration Platform
Status: Archived after market validation (November 2025)
What Was CHIKA?
CHIKA was an experiment to solve a universal problem: people switch between ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini constantly, losing context and wasting time comparing answers manually.
The Vision: One interface where multiple AIs collaborate automatically, giving you the best answer in seconds instead of manual comparison.
🎯 The Hypothesis
Problem: Everyone switches between AIs depending on the task (ChatGPT for general, Claude for reasoning, Gemini for research). Context is lost. Time is wasted.
Solution: Ask once → 3 AIs respond → synthesized answer. Stop switching.
Why Archived?
After rigorous market validation, the project was archived for these reasons:
- Existing solutions: Major providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) already implemented context management features natively in 2025
- User behavior: Most users are satisfied with single-AI solutions - convenience beats marginal quality gains
- Timing risk: The window for this solution closed as native features matured
- Honest assessment: The problem wasn't painful enough to justify switching costs
📊 Validation Results
Time invested: 3 days
Signups: 2 people
Decision: Archive based on honest market assessment
Key Learning: Validate the market BEFORE building. Even a real problem needs sufficient pain to drive adoption.
Product Vision (Unrealized)
If validation had succeeded, CHIKA would have offered 3 tiers:
🏢 Enterprises
- Self-hosted (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Local AI (Ollama, vLLM)
- Privacy-first, GDPR compliant
- One-time payment model
👨💻 Developers
- Hybrid: local OR cloud APIs
- CLI/TUI + Web interface
- Full flexibility
- Monthly subscription
🌍 General Public
- Hosted SaaS by CHIKA
- Free tier (limited)
- Web interface only
- Freemium model
Tech Stack
Backend: FastAPI, LiteLLM, SQLite
Frontend: Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS (2600 lines, no framework)
Infrastructure: Nginx, SSL, DigitalOcean VPS, systemd
License: MIT (Open Source)
What I Learned
- Validate FIRST - 3 days of testing saved 6 months of building
- Kill fast - Data > emotions. Sunk cost fallacy is real.
- Timing is everything - Competitors already solved the problem
- Be honest - Even if you believe in it, listen to the market