AnythingLLM vs LibreChat vs Odysseus

Side by side, as alternatives to ChatGPT Plus. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

AnythingLLMMintplex-Labs/anything-llm

LibreChatLibreChat-AI/LibreChat

Odysseusodysseus-dev/odysseus

ChatGPT Pluspaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month source ↗

Chat assistant

Partly

Yes

Chat with your documents

Partly

Yes

Web search answers

Partly

Yes

Jobs covered

2 of 3 jobs

3 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

67,366

46,088

94,080Top

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

123

478Top

175

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Latest release

v1.18.0 · 2026-10-13

Unknown

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Commits / 12 wk

299

1,481

499

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People committing / 12 mo

55+

59+

100+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

174 / 155

191 / 88

177 / 94

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, desktop app or Docker; local by default

Yes, self-hosted web app via Docker or npm, served on localhost

Yes, self-hosted with Docker or natively; local models optional

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

MIT

AGPL-3.0-or-later (copyleft)

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No bundled chat weights; licence depends on the model you pick

No bundled weights; licence depends on the model or API you connect

No separate model weights

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, MIT code; check the licence or terms of the model you use

Allowed under AGPL-3.0; modified versions offered over a network must share their source

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Paid services needed?Differs

None required; local LLM, embedder and vector DB by default; cloud optional

Works with local Ollama; most providers it targets are paid APIs

None required if you run local models; paid model APIs optional

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

Recommended 16GB RAM, 8-core CPU; GPU recommended on Windows; storage varies by model

Not documented; depends on the model you run

App is lightweight; local model serving depends on model, GPU and VRAM (NVIDIA and AMD Docker overlays; CPU-only works)

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Operating systemsDiffers

Desktop for Mac, Windows and Linux; Docker for servers

Windows, macOS, Linux via Docker or npm; Kubernetes via Helm

Docker on any host; native Linux, macOS (incl. Apple Silicon) and Windows

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy; desktop installer, or Docker for multi-user

Medium; Docker Compose (bundles MongoDB, MeiliSearch, RAG API) or npm + MongoDB

Medium, Docker Compose (or a Python 3.11+ native install)

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Stars over time

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AnythingLLM
LibreChat
Odysseus

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AnythingLLM vs LibreChat vs Odysseus (as alternatives to ChatGPT Plus)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=anything-llm,librechat,odysseus&product=chatgpt-plus

ChatGPT Plus: Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month
AnythingLLM: free software; does 2 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs
LibreChat: free software; does 3 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs
Odysseus: free software; does 3 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs

- AnythingLLM: 67,366 GitHub stars, 299 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- LibreChat: 46,088 GitHub stars, 1,481 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- Odysseus: 94,080 GitHub stars, 499 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0-or-later (copyleft)

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: AnythingLLM Yes, desktop app or Docker; local by default; LibreChat Yes, self-hosted web app via Docker or npm, served on localhost; Odysseus Yes, self-hosted with Docker or natively; local models optional
- Code licence: AnythingLLM MIT; LibreChat MIT; Odysseus AGPL-3.0-or-later (copyleft)
- Model weights licence: AnythingLLM No bundled chat weights; licence depends on the model you pick; LibreChat No bundled weights; licence depends on the model or API you connect; Odysseus No separate model weights
- Commercial use: AnythingLLM Yes, MIT code; check the licence or terms of the model you use; LibreChat Yes, MIT code; check the licence or terms of the model you use; Odysseus Allowed under AGPL-3.0; modified versions offered over a network must share their source
- Paid services needed?: AnythingLLM None required; local LLM, embedder and vector DB by default; cloud optional; LibreChat Works with local Ollama; most providers it targets are paid APIs; Odysseus None required if you run local models; paid model APIs optional
- Hardware: AnythingLLM Recommended 16GB RAM, 8-core CPU; GPU recommended on Windows; storage varies by model; LibreChat Not documented; depends on the model you run; Odysseus App is lightweight; local model serving depends on model, GPU and VRAM (NVIDIA and AMD Docker overlays; CPU-only works)
- Operating systems: AnythingLLM Desktop for Mac, Windows and Linux; Docker for servers; LibreChat Windows, macOS, Linux via Docker or npm; Kubernetes via Helm; Odysseus Docker on any host; native Linux, macOS (incl. Apple Silicon) and Windows
- Setup effort: AnythingLLM Easy; desktop installer, or Docker for multi-user; LibreChat Medium; Docker Compose (bundles MongoDB, MeiliSearch, RAG API) or npm + MongoDB; Odysseus Medium, Docker Compose (or a Python 3.11+ native install)

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Numbers: GitHub, fetched nightly. Facts: read from each project's own documentation, with the source on its page. How we check. Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm ↗LibreChat-AI/LibreChat ↗odysseus-dev/odysseus ↗

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