Project comparison

open-webui vs LibreChat

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

open-webui

User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)

Best matched with other interface tools.

153.9K

Stars

+1.0K

Weekly

93/100

Health

LibreChat

Enhanced ChatGPT Clone: Features Agents, MCP, DeepSeek, Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI, Responses API, Azure, Groq, o1, GPT-5, Mistral, OpenRouter, Vertex AI, Gemini, Artifacts, AI model switching, message search, Code Interpreter, langchain, DALL-E-3, OpenAPI Actions, Functions, Secure Multi-User Auth, Presets, open-source for self-hosting. Active.

Best matched with other interface tools.

36.9K

Stars

+288

Weekly

82/100

Health

Quick Take

Adoption

open-webui has the larger GitHub footprint with 153.9K stars.

Momentum

open-webui is currently growing faster at +1.0K stars this week.

Maintenance

open-webui has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 93/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

Signal	open-webui	LibreChat
Evidence status	Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC	Needs recheck· 2026-08-17 05:12 UTC
GitHub stars	153.9K	36.9K
Weekly growth	+1.0K	+288
Health score	Strong93/100	Strong82/100
Contributors	826	340
Commits per week	110.8	39.6
Open issues	234	424
Language	Python	TypeScript
License	NOASSERTION	MIT
Last commit	2026-10-03 13:06 UTC	2026-05-11 23:17 UTC
Last release	v0.9.5	N/A

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