Open WebUI vs AnythingLLM vs LobeHub (formerly LobeChat)

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.

Open WebUIopen-webui/open-webui

AnythingLLMMintplex-Labs/anything-llm

LobeHub (formerly LobeChat)lobehub/lobehub

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

3 of 3 jobs

2 of 3 jobs

1 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

156,304Top

67,366

83,366

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

814

123

1,103Top

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Latest release

v0.12.3 · 2026-10-16

v1.18.0 · 2026-10-13

v2.2.20 · 2026-10-18Top

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Commits / 12 wk

1,869

299

3,046

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People committing / 12 mo

140+

55+

129+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

626 / 644

174 / 155

103 / 52

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, self-hosted web app via pip or Docker; can run fully offline

Yes, desktop app or Docker; local by default

Yes, self-hosted via Docker; desktop app also available

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Open WebUI License (BSD-3 style + branding clause); not OSI-approved

MIT

LobeHub Community License (Apache-2.0 + conditions); not OSI-approved

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No bundled weights; licence depends on the model you connect

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

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

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, but branding must stay above 50 users/30 days unless enterprise licence

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

Unmodified commercial use OK; distributing derivatives needs a paid licence

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Paid services needed?Differs

None required with local Ollama; paid APIs and Enterprise plan optional

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

Self-host guide requires an OpenAI key; local Ollama documented as alternative

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

GPU optional (CUDA image falls back to CPU); RAM not documented; depends on model

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

Docker Compose self-hosting: minimum 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage; production 4+ cores, 8+ GB RAM, 50+ GB storage

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Operating systemsDiffers

macOS, Linux (x86_64, ARM64) and Windows (Docker via WSL)

Desktop for Mac, Windows and Linux; Docker for servers

Docker self-host; desktop app on Windows, macOS, some Linux distributions

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy; pip install open-webui (Python 3.11) or one Docker command

Easy; desktop installer, or Docker for multi-user

Medium; setup script + docker compose, or one-click cloud deploy

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Stars over time

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Open WebUI
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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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Open WebUI vs AnythingLLM vs LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) (as alternatives to ChatGPT Plus)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=open-webui,anything-llm,lobehub&product=chatgpt-plus

ChatGPT Plus: Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month
Open WebUI: free software; does 3 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs
AnythingLLM: free software; does 2 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs
LobeHub (formerly LobeChat): free software; does 1 of 3 ChatGPT Plus jobs

- Open WebUI: 156,304 GitHub stars, 1,869 commits in 12 weeks, licence Open WebUI License (BSD-3 style + branding clause); not OSI-approved
- AnythingLLM: 67,366 GitHub stars, 299 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- LobeHub (formerly LobeChat): 83,366 GitHub stars, 3,046 commits in 12 weeks, licence LobeHub Community License (Apache-2.0 + conditions); not OSI-approved

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Open WebUI Yes, self-hosted web app via pip or Docker; can run fully offline; AnythingLLM Yes, desktop app or Docker; local by default; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) Yes, self-hosted via Docker; desktop app also available
- Code licence: Open WebUI Open WebUI License (BSD-3 style + branding clause); not OSI-approved; AnythingLLM MIT; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) LobeHub Community License (Apache-2.0 + conditions); not OSI-approved
- Model weights licence: Open WebUI No bundled weights; licence depends on the model you connect; AnythingLLM No bundled chat weights; licence depends on the model you pick; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) No bundled weights; licence depends on the model or API you connect
- Commercial use: Open WebUI Yes, but branding must stay above 50 users/30 days unless enterprise licence; AnythingLLM Yes, MIT code; check the licence or terms of the model you use; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) Unmodified commercial use OK; distributing derivatives needs a paid licence
- Paid services needed?: Open WebUI None required with local Ollama; paid APIs and Enterprise plan optional; AnythingLLM None required; local LLM, embedder and vector DB by default; cloud optional; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) Self-host guide requires an OpenAI key; local Ollama documented as alternative
- Hardware: Open WebUI GPU optional (CUDA image falls back to CPU); RAM not documented; depends on model; AnythingLLM Recommended 16GB RAM, 8-core CPU; GPU recommended on Windows; storage varies by model; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) Docker Compose self-hosting: minimum 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage; production 4+ cores, 8+ GB RAM, 50+ GB storage
- Operating systems: Open WebUI macOS, Linux (x86_64, ARM64) and Windows (Docker via WSL); AnythingLLM Desktop for Mac, Windows and Linux; Docker for servers; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) Docker self-host; desktop app on Windows, macOS, some Linux distributions
- Setup effort: Open WebUI Easy; pip install open-webui (Python 3.11) or one Docker command; AnythingLLM Easy; desktop installer, or Docker for multi-user; LobeHub (formerly LobeChat) Medium; setup script + docker compose, or one-click cloud deploy

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