LobeChatvsOpen WebUI

Full side-by-side comparison — features, pricing, platforms, and which one wins in 2026.

LobeChat

Chat Interfaces

Modern design ChatGPT/LLM UI with plugin ecosystem

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Open WebUI

Chat Interfaces

Beautiful self-hosted ChatGPT-like interface for any LLM

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FeatureLobeChatOpen WebUI
CategoryChat InterfacesChat Interfaces
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars
50k
✓ More stars
65k
PlatformsWeb, DockermacOS, Linux, Windows, Docker
Key Features
  • ✓ Plugin system
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ TTS
  • ✓ Vision
  • ✓ Knowledge base
  • ✓ Ollama integration
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ RAG
  • ✓ Web search
  • ✓ Voice input/output
  • ✓ Plugins
  • ✓ User management
Pros
  • + Stunning modern UI
  • + 100+ plugins available
  • + Multi-model support
  • + TTS and vision built-in
  • + Active development (50k+ stars)
  • + Feature-rich ChatGPT alternative
  • + Supports Ollama + OpenAI APIs
  • + Document upload and RAG
  • + Multi-user with auth
  • + Very active development
Cons
  • − Can be complex to self-host
  • − Plugin quality varies
  • − Heavy client-side app
  • − Some features need configuration
  • − Requires Docker for easy setup
  • − Can be slow with large documents
  • − Plugin ecosystem still growing
  • − Resource intensive
Tags
chatmodern-uipluginsopen-source
open-sourcechatuiollamaself-hosted

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