LibreChat

What is LibreChat?

LibreChat is an open-source AI platform that collects conversations with many language models in a single interface you can customize and host yourself. It connects to providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure and AWS Bedrock, plus custom endpoints, so a team can change models without changing apps. Around the chat it provides agents that handle files and call APIs, a code interpreter that runs several languages, Artifacts for React, HTML and Mermaid output, memory, and web search with reranking. MCP support, plugins and custom endpoints extend it further. For organizations it supports sign-in through OAuth, SAML, LDAP and two-factor authentication, along with rate limiting and moderation tools, and the interface is available in over 30 languages. The project is MIT licensed and free to use. You run it on your own infrastructure and pay model providers directly.

Use cases

• Host a private ChatGPT-style app for a team
• Switch between AI model providers in one place
• Run code in chat with a sandboxed interpreter
• Build agents that read files and call APIs
• Connect models to tools over MCP
• Give models live web search with reranking
• Roll out AI chat with company single sign-on

Who it's for

• Developers
• IT and platform teams
• Enterprises
• Universities and public agencies

Why use LibreChat

• It is MIT licensed and free, with no subscription or per-seat fee for the software itself.
• Because it runs on your infrastructure, your conversation data stays under your control.
• Several providers sit behind one interface, so you are not locked to a single model vendor.
• SSO, rate limiting and moderation controls let you roll it out across an organization.
• MCP, agents and plugins let you extend it to your own tools and workflows.

LibreChat features

• Multi-provider model selection including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure and AWS Bedrock
• Agents with file handling, code interpretation and API actions
• Code interpreter running multiple languages
• Artifacts for React, HTML and Mermaid output
• Persistent memory across conversations
• Web search with built-in reranking
• MCP support, custom endpoints and plugins
• SSO through OAuth, SAML and LDAP, plus two-factor authentication
• Rate limiting and moderation tools
• Interface in 30+ languages

LibreChat integrations

• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• Google
• Azure
• AWS Bedrock
• MCP

How to get started with LibreChat

1. Deploy LibreChat on your own server or cloud, for example with Docker, following the project documentation.
2. Add API keys or custom endpoints for the model providers you want to offer.
3. Configure authentication such as OAuth, SAML or LDAP, and set rate limits and moderation.
4. Let users chat, build agents, run code and attach MCP tools from the single interface.

LibreChat limitations

• Self-hosted, so you deploy, secure and maintain it yourself
• Model providers bill you separately for usage
• The Code Interpreter API subscription page says new subscriptions are currently unavailable

LibreChat pricing

LibreChat is open source, so you can use and self-host it for free.

Prices can change and may vary by country or exclude tax. Check the official pricing page.

LibreChat alternatives

The main LibreChat alternatives listed on Debuly are Open WebUI, AnythingLLM, ChatGPT, Jan, Iterate.ai and SpaceXAI. The table compares pricing and platforms; order is A–Z.

1. 

   AnythingLLM

   Open-source AI app for chatting with your documents and running agents, on desktop, in Docker or as a hosted team workspace.

   Chat assistantsAutomation and agentsDeveloper platforms
   Open sourceVisit AnythingLLM (official site)
2. 

   ChatGPT

   OpenAI's AI assistant for chat, writing, analysis, images, voice, deep research and coding across web, iOS and Android.

   Chat assistantsResearch and searchCodingWriting
   FreemiumVisit ChatGPT (official site)
3. 

   Iterate.ai

   Enterprise AI software: Generate for private document chat and agents, and AgentWatch for governing AI usage across a company.

   Chat assistantsProductivityAutomation and agents
   Free trialVisit Iterate.ai (official site)
4. 

   Jan

   Free, open-source desktop AI assistant that runs models offline on your computer or connects to cloud models with your own keys.

   Chat assistantsDeveloper platforms
   Open sourceVisit Jan (official site)
5. 

   Open WebUI

   Self-hosted AI chat platform for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models with RAG, agents, tools, notes, channels and role-based access.

   Chat assistantsDeveloper platformsAutomation and agents
   Open sourceVisit Open WebUI (official site)
6. 

   SpaceXAI

   Grok models, Cursor and X in one subscription from $8 per month, plus a usage-priced Grok API for text, image, video and voice.

   Chat assistantsDeveloper platformsCodingImage generation
   FreemiumVisit SpaceXAI (official site)

LibreChat FAQ

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