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.
Open WebUI is user-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, …), built in Python. It has 149,796 stars and 863 contributors, and it was pushed to within the last few weeks. No recognised licence is declared, which leaves reuse on uncertain ground whatever the code quality. The most recent tagged release is v0.11.0, from 2026-07-27. Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-26 and refresh daily.
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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 listNot published
Open WebUI does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
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Price points are recorded when a price moves, not on a schedule, so a flat run means the price held. Release cadence comes from GitHub releases. A series appears only once we have watched it for long enough to have more than one observation.
Changelog
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What users actually say
- My experience with setting up OWUI for a company Reddit · 2025
- Why do (some) people hate Open WebUI? Reddit · 2025
- N/A Reddit · N/A
- OpenWebUI is the most bloated piece of s**t on earth, not … Reddit · 2025
- OpenWebUI is absolutely amazing. Reddit · 2024
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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.