# LibreChat

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/librechat

> LibreChat is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers, businesses and people who don't write code.

A self-hosted chat app that brings many AI providers together, with agents, MCP and a code interpreter.

Main jobs: Chat and Q&A. It is open source and free to use. You can use it in the browser, on your own server and through an API.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Galaxy:** [Assistants](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/assistants)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · MIT
- **Source code:** [github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat)
- **GitHub stars:** 44,848
- **How you run it:** Web · Self-host · API
- **Made for:** Developers · Businesses · No-code users
- **Protocols:** [Model Context Protocol](https://godooo.ai/en/protocol/mcp)
- **Website:** [librechat.ai](https://librechat.ai)

## What it can do

- **[Chat and Q&A](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/chat)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “LibreChat brings together all your AI conversations in one unified, customizable interface” (read on [librechat.ai](https://www.librechat.ai/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Ask your documents](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/document-qa)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Chat with Files using Custom Endpoints, OpenAI, Azure, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, & Google” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat), 2026-09-24)
- **[Build AI agents](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/agent-building)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “No-Code Custom Assistants: Build specialized, AI-driven helpers” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat), 2026-09-24)
- **[Image understanding](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/image-understanding)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Upload and analyze images with Claude 3, GPT-4.5, GPT-4o, o1, Llama-Vision, and Gemini” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat), 2026-09-24)
- **[Long-term memory for agents](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/agent-memory)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Persistent context across conversations so your AI remembers you” (read on [librechat.ai](https://www.librechat.ai/), 2026-09-24)
- **[One API for many models](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/model-gateway)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “AI model selection including Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI, Azure, and more” (read on [librechat.ai](https://www.librechat.ai/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Speech to text](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/speech-to-text)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Chat hands-free with Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat), 2026-09-24)
- **[Text to image](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/text-to-image)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Text-to-image and image-to-image with GPT-Image-1” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat), 2026-09-24)
- **[Text to speech](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/text-to-speech)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Chat hands-free with Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat), 2026-09-24)
- **[Web search with answers](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/web-search)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Give any model live internet access with built-in search and reranking” (read on [librechat.ai](https://www.librechat.ai/), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[ChatGPT](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatgpt)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Image understanding
- **[Open WebUI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/open-webui)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, One API for many models; runs offline
- **[Gemini](https://godooo.ai/en/product/gemini)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Image understanding, Text to image
- **[Chatbox](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatbox)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, One API for many models; runs offline
- **[Claude](https://godooo.ai/en/product/claude)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Image understanding
- **[Gemini](https://godooo.ai/en/model/gemini)**: Also does: Chat and Q&A, Image understanding
- **[GPT](https://godooo.ai/en/model/gpt)**: Also does: Chat and Q&A, Image understanding, Text to image
- **[GPT-4o](https://godooo.ai/en/model/gpt-4o)**: Also does: Chat and Q&A, Image understanding
- **[Grok](https://godooo.ai/en/model/grok)**: Also does: Chat and Q&A, Image understanding, Web search with answers
- **[Kimi](https://godooo.ai/en/product/kimi)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Web search with answers
- **[LobeHub](https://godooo.ai/en/product/lobehub)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Build AI agents, Long-term memory for agents
- **[Qwen](https://godooo.ai/en/product/qwen)** (Free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Image understanding, Web search with answers; runs offline

## Questions

### What is LibreChat?

LibreChat is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers, businesses and people who don't write code. A self-hosted chat app that brings many AI providers together, with agents, MCP and a code interpreter.

### Is LibreChat free?

Yes. LibreChat is open source (MIT) and free to use.

### Is LibreChat open source?

Yes, under the MIT license. The source code is at https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat.

### Can LibreChat run locally?

LibreChat can be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can LibreChat do?

Main jobs: Chat and Q&A. It can also do: Ask your documents, Build AI agents, Image understanding, Long-term memory for agents, One API for many models, Speech to text.

### What are open-source alternatives to LibreChat?

Open-source ones: Open WebUI, Chatbox and LobeHub. Others: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Gemini, GPT and GPT-4o.

## Sources

- [librechat.ai](https://www.librechat.ai/) — checked 2026-09-24
- [github.com](https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat) — checked 2026-09-24
- [librechat.ai](https://librechat.ai)

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