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LibreChat

★ 28k

One chat UI for every provider — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, local models — with agents, search, and per-user keys.

LibreChat does the job of ChatGPT Plus, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. ChatGPT Plus bills $20/mo for it. 28k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for ChatGPT Plus.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$20/mo
GitHub stars
28k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How LibreChat runs

Where it runs

LibreChat runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

LibreChat questions

Is LibreChat open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can LibreChat replace ChatGPT Plus?

Our verdict on ChatGPT is YES. Dify (110k stars), RAGFlow (88k stars), Lobe Chat (65k stars) are mature open-source replacements for ChatGPT — self-host with docker and stop paying $20/mo.

Can I self-host LibreChat?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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