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LibreChat

Enhanced ChatGPT-compatible AI chat interface supporting multiple AI providers, with multi-user auth, message search, and plugin support.

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Still maintained? Yes: 1,612 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.8.8-rc2 (Sep 2026).

Also an alternative to ChatGPT.

Docker #5 of 14 in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

At a glance

LibreChat quick facts

Health score
99/100 GOOD
Stars
46,482
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v0.8.8-rc2, Sep 2026
Licence
MIT
View danny-avila/LibreChat on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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Why it ranks here

Health score explained

LibreChat scores 99/100, #5 of 14 in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): 1,612 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.8.8-rc2, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 46,482 stars add 18.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 1.3 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    1612 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v0.8.8-rc2 released 2 months ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 18.7 / 20

    46k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

2697 commits over the last 12 months
1612
Last 90 days
2,697
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #5 of 14 tools in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) by health , between AnythingLLM (#4) and LocalAI (#6) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsNodejs, Docker
Latest releasev0.8.8-rc2 · 2 months ago
Stars46,482
Open issues521
DockerYes
Repositorydanny-avila/LibreChat ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

LibreChat vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with LibreChat (Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
LobeHub 100 84k ⊘ Proprietary today
Ollama 100 185k MIT today
Open-WebUI 100 157k BSD-3-Clause today
AnythingLLM 99 68k MIT today
LibreChat (this tool) 99 46k MIT today
GoModel 92 1.3k MIT yesterday

LibreChat: common questions

What does LibreChat replace?

Repoly lists LibreChat as an open-source alternative to ChatGPT. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where LibreChat stands against the others.

Is LibreChat still maintained?

LibreChat had 1,612 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v0.8.8-rc2, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.