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Lobe Chat vs Open WebUI

Comparing two open source alternatives to ChatGPT and Deepseek and Claude . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Lobe Chat

Lobe Chat

Open-source AI chat and agent platform with multi-provider support, RAG, plugins, and an agent marketplace — self-hostable ChatGPT alternative.

Open WebUI

Open WebUI

User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)

Side-by-side comparison

Lobe Chat Lobe Chat
Open WebUI Open WebUI
License
Self-hostable Yes Yes
GitHub Stars 81,474 148,382
Forks 15,788 21,601
Open Issues 687 559
Last Commit Aug 10, 2026 Aug 10, 2026
First Released May 21, 2023 Oct 6, 2023
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