LibreChat
Multi-provider ChatGPT-style interface with agents, file search and user management.
Activity data comes from GitHub and was last refreshed Oct 22, 2026.
What it does
LibreChat is a team chat interface that connects to many AI providers at once (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure, local models and more). It adds agents, conversation search and file search through a RAG API. It does not run models itself.
Where it fits in a 10–200 person business
- One chat portal where staff can switch between several model providers
- Central API-key management and usage control instead of personal subscriptions
- Agents with file search over team documents
These use cases are our editorial suggestions, not claims made by the project.
License: can a business use it?
| License | MIT |
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| Type | Permissive: MIT / Apache-2.0: use, modify and sell with few obligations. |
| Internal business use | Allowed under the license text |
| What to watch | Permissive. Internal and commercial use allowed; keep the copyright notice. |
This is a plain-English summary of the license text, not legal advice. Third-party models you run with it have their own licenses.
Hardware requirements
| Minimum | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM |
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| Recommended | 2 GB RAM |
The default Compose file also starts MongoDB, Meilisearch and a PostgreSQL/pgvector RAG API. With everything running, give Docker at least 2 GB of memory. No GPU needed.
Estimated monthly hosting cost
| Minimum spec | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM → CPX02 (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 20 GB disk) €6.49/mo |
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| Recommended spec | 2 GB RAM → CPX12 (1 vCPU, 2 GB, 40 GB disk) €11.99/mo |
How we got this: we took the cheapest Hetzner Cloud Regular Performance (shared AMD vCPU) plan with at least the RAM and vCPU the project lists, using prices read from www.hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance on 2026-10-22. "From" monthly price cap shown by Hetzner, excluding VAT. Prices vary by location. Covers the server only; it excludes LLM API usage, backups, extra storage, GPUs and your time. Disk is not matched; add a volume if you need more than the plan includes.
How to deploy
Method: Docker Compose
git clone https://github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat.git
cd LibreChat
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -dFrom the official instructions: www.librechat.ai/docs/local/docker. Always check the source for the current version before you run it.
Known gotchas
Alternatives in Private ChatGPT-style chat
- Open WebUI Feature-rich self-hosted chat UI for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs. Compare LibreChat vs Open WebUI
- LobeHub (LobeChat) Polished multi-model chat and agent workspace with plugins and knowledge bases. Compare LibreChat vs LobeHub (LobeChat)
- Jan Offline desktop ChatGPT alternative that runs models on each employee's computer. Compare Jan vs LibreChat
Facts on this page were checked against the project's own repository and docs on 2026-10-22. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.