Product
Open WebUI
Open WebUI is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers, businesses and people who don't write code.
A self-hosted web interface for chatting with local and cloud LLMs, with RAG and plugin support.
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, offline on your own machine and through an API.
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At a glance
- Type
- Product
- Launched
- 2023
- Galaxy
- Assistants
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes
- Source code
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui
- GitHub stars
- 152,998
- How you run it
- Web · Self-host · Runs offline · API
- Made for
- Developers · Businesses · No-code users
- Website
- openwebui.com
- Also known as
- Ollama WebUI · OpenWebUI
What it can do
Chat and Q&Amain jobunconfirmed
“a powerful, provider-agnostic interface for both local and cloud-based models”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Ask your documentssupportedunconfirmed
“Load documents into chat or pull them from your library with the command.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Knowledge base (RAG)supportedunconfirmed
“Local RAG Integration : Retrieval Augmented Generation backed by 9 vector databases”— github.com, 2026-09-24
One API for many modelssupportedunconfirmed
“Connect any OpenAI-compatible API alongside local Ollama models. Point the API URL at LMStudio, GroqCloud, Mistral, OpenRouter, vLLM, and more to mix and match providers freely.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Real-time voice conversationsupportedunconfirmed
“Hands-Free Voice/Video Call : Integrated voice and video calls with multiple Speech-to-Text providers”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Run models locallysupportedunconfirmed
Text to imagesupportedunconfirmed
“Image Generation & Editing : Create and edit images with multiple engines including OpenAI DALL·E, Gemini, ComfyUI (local), and AUTOMATIC1111 (local)”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Web search with answerssupportedunconfirmed
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- ChatGPTFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Real-time voice conversation
- ChatboxOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- Cherry StudioOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Knowledge base (RAG), One API for many models
- Langchain-ChatchatOpen source, freeAlso does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Chat and Q&A
- LibreChatOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, One API for many models
- GeminiFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Real-time voice conversation, Text to image
- KhojOpen source, freeAlso does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Chat and Q&A
- TextGenOpen source, freeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally, Web search with answers
- GPT-4oAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Real-time voice conversation
- KimiFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Web search with answers
- Doubao 豆包Also does: Chat and Q&A, Real-time voice conversation, Text to image
- ERNIE Bot 文心一言FreeAlso does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Text to image
Connections
- Integrates with
- Ollama
Questions
What is Open WebUI?
Open WebUI is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for developers, businesses and people who don't write code. A self-hosted web interface for chatting with local and cloud LLMs, with RAG and plugin support.
Is Open WebUI free?
Yes. Open WebUI is open source and free to use.
Is Open WebUI open source?
Yes. The source code is at https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.
Can Open WebUI run locally?
Yes. Open WebUI can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can Open WebUI do?
Main jobs: Chat and Q&A. It can also do: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), One API for many models, Real-time voice conversation, Run models locally, Text to image.
What are open-source alternatives to Open WebUI?
Open-source ones: Chatbox, Cherry Studio, Langchain-Chatchat, LibreChat, Khoj and TextGen. Others: ChatGPT, Gemini, GPT-4o, Kimi, Doubao 豆包 and ERNIE Bot 文心一言.
Sources
- github.com/open-webui/open-webuichecked 2026-09-24
- openwebui.com