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PrivateGPTOpen WebUI
Free

Free to run yourself from the public repository.

 Freemium

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

Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web
  • Document question answering (RAG) on local models
  • Works with any OpenAI-compatible inference server
  • One interface for local Ollama models and any OpenAI-compatible API
  • Document upload and retrieval so you can ask questions about your own files
  • Aimed at developers; requires setting up a separate inference server
  • Mainly an API layer rather than a finished desktop app
  • The licence adds a branding condition, so it is not plain BSD
  • It is a server you have to run, update and secure yourself
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Not stated if open source
License not stated License: Open WebUI License, based on BSD-3-Clause with a branding clause
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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