Open WebUI
Open WebUI is a self-hosted AI interface that runs local and cloud models, with tools and agent features, for people who want their own chat setup.
What it is good for
- Running AI chat models on your own computer or server
- Chatting with several AI providers from one screen
- Asking questions about your own documents and files
- Giving AI models tools and a terminal for multi-step tasks
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
- Ollama, LMStudio, GroqCloud, Mistral, OpenRouter, vLLM
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 157,523
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 Open WebUI free?
- Yes. It is free and open source.
- Do I need to know how to code to use Open WebUI?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does Open WebUI work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Ollama, LMStudio, GroqCloud, Mistral, OpenRouter, and vLLM.
- What is Open WebUI good for?
- Running AI chat models on your own computer or server, chatting with several AI providers from one screen, asking questions about your own documents and files, and giving AI models tools and a terminal for multi-step tasks.
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