LibreChat

A self-hosted, multi-user chat platform for many AI providers, with agents, MCP tools, a code interpreter, artifacts and secure sign-in.

46.6k stars, 9.6k forks TypeScript On GitHub since February 2023

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What is LibreChat?

LibreChat looks like ChatGPT but connects to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure, AWS Bedrock, Mistral, OpenRouter, local servers and more, and lets users switch models within one conversation. It adds agents with MCP tools and skills, a code interpreter, artifacts, message search, presets and file chat through a separate RAG service. Accounts, roles and single sign-on through OpenID Connect make it suitable for organizations. The interface is translated into 36 languages.

Good fit if

  • You want a ChatGPT-like service for a company on your own infrastructure.
  • You need an MIT-licensed project you can modify and rebrand.
  • Your users want agents and tools, not only plain chat.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a lighter install: the compose file runs about six services, including MongoDB, Meilisearch and PostgreSQL. Open WebUI is simpler.
  • You want a personal desktop app: Cherry Studio or Chatbox.

Before you adopt it

LibreChat is MIT-licensed, and nothing in the repository is paywalled. A Helm chart is included. Most commits come from a handful of core developers.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

LibreChat health: is it still maintained?

74 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    1,713 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 31 October 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    5 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 89% of them.
    10 / 20
  • Releases
    15 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v0.8.9-rc1, on 26 October 2026.
    19 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

LibreChat license: is it open source?

LibreChat uses MIT, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. February 2023First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

How to run LibreChat yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
docker-compose.yml: 6 services (mongodb, search, postgres)
Setup effort
3 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
39 languages

Install instructions: librechat.ai or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about LibreChat

Is LibreChat open source?

Yes. LibreChat is published under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is LibreChat still maintained?

Its health score is 74 of 100 (actively developed). It had 1,713 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 31 October 2026, and its latest release came out on 26 October 2026.

How do I run LibreChat?

You can run it with Docker, on Kubernetes with the Helm chart in the repository. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to LibreChat?

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