Open WebUI
User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, …)
Our verdict
A solid, actively developed project. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-24, not from hands-on testing.
User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, …). The project is written primarily in Python, published without a recognised SPDX licence, and has 149,796 stars and 21,852 forks on GitHub. 863 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2026-08-24. The latest tagged release is v0.11.0 (2026-07-27). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-24 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
Repository
- Licence
- Not declared
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2026-08-24
Releases
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v0.11.0v0.11.0 -
v0.10.2v0.10.2 -
v0.10.1v0.10.1 -
v0.10.0v0.10.0 -
v0.9.6v0.9.6 -
v0.9.5v0.9.5
Pros and cons
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceNot declared
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNo, quote-based
Open WebUI does not publish a price list openly, which usually means pricing is quote-based. You will need to contact them. Why we do this
Visit openwebui.comChangelog
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User reviews
No one has reviewed this tool here yet. Reviews are moderated before they appear, and our own score is editorial and separate from user ratings.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open WebUI this page | 7.3 | — | Yes | ||
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| Context7 | 7.7 | — | Yes | ||
| AnythingLLM | 7.5 | — | Yes | ||
| AutoGPT | 7.3 | — | Yes | ||
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| Dify | 7.1 | — | Yes |
Questions
Is Open WebUI free?
Yes. Open WebUI advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does Open WebUI cost?
Open WebUI does not publish pricing openly, which usually means it is quote-based. You will need to contact the vendor.
Is Open WebUI open source?
Yes. Open WebUI is a public repository released under Not declared. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is Open WebUI scored here?
Open WebUI scores 7.3 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.