LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) vs Odysseus vs WeKnora
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.
LobeHub (formerly LobeChat)lobehub/lobehub
Odysseusodysseus-dev/odysseus
WeKnoraTencent/WeKnora
ChatGPT Pluspaid product
Cost and coverage
Price
$0 software; you run it
$0 software; you run it
$0 software; you run it
Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month source ↗
Chat assistant
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Chat with your documents
No: No
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Web search answers
No: No
Partial: Partly
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Jobs covered
1 of 3 jobs
3 of 3 jobs
1 of 3 jobs
All 3
Popularity and activity (from GitHub)
Stars
83,366
94,080Top
34,870
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Gain this week
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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Signal
Building history
Building history
Building history
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Commits / 4 wk
1,103Top
175
274
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Latest release
v2.2.20 · 2026-10-18Top
Unknown
v0.8.3 · 2026-10-14
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Commits / 12 wk
3,046
499
976
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People committing / 12 mo
129+
100+
99+
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Issues opened / closed, 30 days
103 / 52
177 / 94
353 / 323
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Facts, with sources on each project page
Runs on my machine?Differs
Confirmed: Yes, self-hosted via Docker; desktop app also available
Confirmed: Yes, self-hosted with Docker or natively; local models optional
Confirmed: Yes, self-hosted via Docker Compose, Kubernetes or a single Lite binary
Hosted by the vendor
Code licenceDiffers
Partial: LobeHub Community License (Apache-2.0 + conditions); not OSI-approved
Partial: AGPL-3.0-or-later (copyleft)
Confirmed: MIT (third-party components keep their own licences; GitHub shows NOASSERTION)
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Model weights licenceDiffers
Confirmed: No bundled weights; licence depends on the model or API you connect
Confirmed: No separate model weights
Confirmed: No bundled chat weights; licence depends on the model you connect
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Commercial useDiffers
Partial: Unmodified commercial use OK; distributing derivatives needs a paid licence
Partial: Allowed under AGPL-3.0; modified versions offered over a network must share their source
Confirmed: Yes, MIT code; check third-party component and model licences
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Paid services needed?Differs
Partial: Self-host guide requires an OpenAI key; local Ollama documented as alternative
Partial: None required if you run local models; paid model APIs optional
Partial: None required with local Ollama; paid model APIs, web search APIs and WeKnora Cloud optional
Subscription
HardwareDiffers
Confirmed: Docker Compose self-hosting: minimum 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage; production 4+ cores, 8+ GB RAM, 50+ GB storage
Confirmed: App is lightweight; local model serving depends on model, GPU and VRAM (NVIDIA and AMD Docker overlays; CPU-only works)
Confirmed: Standard Docker deployment: 4-core CPU and 8 GB RAM to start, excluding Ollama model weights; x86 CPUs need x86-64-v2; disk scales with knowledge base
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Operating systemsDiffers
Confirmed: Docker self-host; desktop app on Windows, macOS, some Linux distributions
Confirmed: Docker on any host; native Linux, macOS (incl. Apple Silicon) and Windows
Partial: Official installation docs describe Docker/Kubernetes servers and a source-built macOS desktop app. Windows/Linux/macOS desktop build targets exist, but the docs warn that release installers are not published
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Setup effortDiffers
Confirmed: Medium; setup script + docker compose, or one-click cloud deploy
Confirmed: Medium, Docker Compose (or a Python 3.11+ native install)
Confirmed: Medium; Docker Compose with several services, then configure models in the web UI
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Stars over time
Switch to Growth % to compare projects of different sizes fairly.
- LobeHub (formerly LobeChat)
- Odysseus
- WeKnora
Tracked daily since 15 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.
Growth % starts at each project's first observed point in the shown range. Zero-star starts are unavailable.
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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. lobehub/lobehub ↗odysseus-dev/odysseus ↗Tencent/WeKnora ↗