Overview
Web interface for local LLMs (pairs with Ollama)
Best for: Private ChatGPT-like interface; team AI deployment; RAG with local docs; multi-model switching; admin controls
At a glance
Pricing
Free
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Time to productivity
- 1 hour
- Privacy
- High
- Learning curve
- Moderate
Ideal for
Self-hostersteams wanting private ChatGPT-like UIdevelopersenterprises
Key capabilities
Works with
- Text
- documents (RAG)
- images
Outputs
- Chat interface
- RAG answers
- API responses
Mobile access
How to use Open WebUI on phones and tablets.
- Mobile web: Works in a mobile browser (responsive or dedicated mobile site).
Free Tier
Completely free and open-source (MIT)
Limits: None (self-hosted, hardware-limited)
When to upgrade: N/A (fully free); optional managed hosting available
Technical Details
Type: local
Offline: No
API: Yes
Languages: Multilingual (interface + models)
Integrations: Ollama (native), OpenAI API, any OpenAI-compatible API, RAG pipelines, Web search, Image generation