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Freemium

Free to self-host. The project sells an enterprise plan with support and branding rights.

 Freemium

The client is free and open source; the optional hosted model access is pay-as-you-go.

Self-hosted, Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
  • One interface for local Ollama models and any OpenAI-compatible API
  • Document upload and retrieval so you can ask questions about your own files
  • One interface for many model providers
  • Apps for desktop and mobile as well as the web
  • The licence adds a branding condition, so it is not plain BSD
  • It is a server you have to run, update and secure yourself
  • Needs a model provider or the paid hosted service to be useful
  • Does not run models locally by itself
Self-hosted, Web application Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Not stated if open source Open source
License: Open WebUI License, based on BSD-3-Clause with a branding clause License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Needs internet

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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