LibreChat
LibreChat is a self-hosted chat app that runs AI agents, tools, and multiple AI models for teams that want their own ChatGPT-style interface.
What it is good for
- Running one chat interface across several AI models
- Building custom AI helpers that use tools and files
- Giving a team shared AI access with separate user logins
- Keeping chat history and data on your own server
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Ollama
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 46,633
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is LibreChat free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use LibreChat?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does LibreChat work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Ollama.
- What is LibreChat good for?
- Running one chat interface across several AI models, building custom AI helpers that use tools and files, giving a team shared AI access with separate user logins, and keeping chat history and data on your own server.
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