# Open WebUI

> Self-hosted chat interface for local and cloud AI models

Open WebUI is a self-hosted AI platform that you run on your own computer or server and use in a browser. It connects to Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible provider and adds document knowledge bases, web search, code execution, shared channels and Python-based extensions, with multi-user roles and single sign-on. It is free to use with its branding intact, and an enterprise license covers rebranding, enterprise-only offerings and support.

- **Category:** AI Assistants
- **Made by:** Open WebUI, Inc.
- **Website:** https://openwebui.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Open WebUI has a free plan.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free to self-host with the original Open WebUI branding intact, with no account or enterprise agreement. Deployments of 50 or fewer users in a 30-day period may also rebrand.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Use | Free | Self-hosted internal use with the original Open WebUI branding exactly intact. No enterprise agreement is needed. |
| Enterprise Use | Custom | An enterprise license for white-labeling and rebranding, enterprise-only offerings such as Terminals, SLA support and Long-Term Support. Sold to registered organizations. |

Read from https://docs.openwebui.com/enterprise/ on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Open WebUI before buying.

## Key features

- **Any model in one interface:** Chats with Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible provider. You can switch models mid-conversation or run two side by side to compare their answers.
- **Knowledge bases and RAG:** Upload files and build knowledge bases searched with hybrid BM25 and vector search, or inject whole documents. The docs list 13 vector databases and 8 extraction engines.
- **Web search and code execution:** Models can search the web and cite sources, and run Python in the browser or through Open Terminal, which gives the model a real terminal and filesystem to work in.
- **Tools, functions and MCP:** Extend it with Python tools and pipelines, MCP servers and OpenAPI endpoints, or install prompts, models, tools and functions shared by the community.
- **Multi-user access control:** Roles, groups and per-model permissions, with SSO through OIDC or LDAP, SCIM 2.0 provisioning and API keys for programmatic access.
- **Channels and notes:** Channels are shared spaces where teammates and @-tagged models post in one timeline. Notes is an editor whose pages can be attached to a chat as context.

## Good for

- Teams that want a chat interface running on their own infrastructure
- Using local models from Ollama through a browser interface
- Organizations that need SSO, roles and on-premises or air-gapped deployment

## Worth knowing

- There is no hosted service: you install and run it yourself with Docker, pip or Kubernetes, and supply your own models or provider API keys.
- Since v0.6.6 the license is not OSI-approved open source: deployments with more than 50 users must keep the Open WebUI branding unless they hold an enterprise license.
- The desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux is labeled early alpha, and the docs point production deployments to Docker or Python.
- Enterprise license prices are not published, and licenses are sold only to registered organizations, not individuals.

## Works with

Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, vLLM, ComfyUI, ChromaDB, PGVector, Docling

**Tags:** Chat assistant, Self-hostable, Works offline, AI search, AI agents, Public API, AI features

## Alternatives

- [LibreChat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/librechat): Open-source, self-hosted chat interface for many AI providers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/librechat-vs-open-webui)
- [AnythingLLM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/anythingllm): Open-source AI app for documents, agents and local models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/anythingllm-vs-open-webui)
- [NextChat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nextchat): Lightweight open-source AI chat client you can self-deploy. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nextchat-vs-open-webui)
- [Big-AGI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/big-agi): Multi-model AI workspace that compares and merges answers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/big-agi-vs-open-webui)
- [Jan](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jan): Open-source desktop app for running local and cloud AI models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jan-vs-open-webui)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://docs.openwebui.com/enterprise/
- https://openwebui.com/
- https://docs.openwebui.com/
- https://docs.openwebui.com/features
- https://docs.openwebui.com/license
- https://github.com/open-webui/desktop
- https://openwebui.com/terms

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