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Lobe Chat
★ 65kPolished multi-model AI chat UI with plugins, knowledge base, and one-click deploy.
Lobe Chat does the job of ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro (UI), self-hosted. It is Apache-2.0-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. ChatGPT Plus bills $20 for it. 65k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro (UI).
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Self-hosting
- Easy
- The paid one costs
- $20
- GitHub stars
- 65k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:
How Lobe Chat runs
Where it runs
Lobe Chat runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Lobe Chat questions
Is Lobe Chat open source?
Yes — it is released under Apache-2.0.
Can Lobe Chat 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 Lobe Chat?
Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.