Open WebUI

What Open WebUI does

• Model connections. Works with Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, or any compatible service.
• Retrieval (RAG). Chat with documents using built-in retrieval.
• Voice and vision. Voice input and image understanding in the same interface.
• Python functions and tools. Extend with custom tools, skills, and Python functions.
• Community library. Shared prompts, models, tools, and functions.
• Air-gapped deployment. Run fully offline on own hardware.

Who it’s for

• Users running local models through Ollama
• Organizations needing on-premises or air-gapped AI chat
• Developers extending a chat UI with Python

Open WebUI pricing

Free to self-host; proprietary/enterprise licenses (branding, SSO, support) available on request, no prices listed

As listed on November 9, 2026. Check openwebui.com for current prices.

Things to know

• From v0.6.6, branding can't be changed or removed without exceptions (50 or fewer users, or an enterprise license)
• The license is not OSI-approved open source
• Enterprise pricing is not published; contact sales

Quick answers

What is Open WebUI?

Open WebUI is a self-hosted AI platform for running models on the user's own terms, connecting to Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, or any compatible service, locally or in the cloud.

Is Open WebUI free?

Open WebUI has a free plan. Paid plans are listed on its pricing page. (As listed on November 9, 2026.)

Who makes Open WebUI?

Open WebUI is made by Open WebUI and has been available since 2023.

Where can you use Open WebUI?

Open WebUI is available on the web and desktop (apps, editor plugins or browser extensions).

What are some alternatives to Open WebUI?

Other tools filed in the same section include Cohere Command, Rasa and HuggingChat.

Tags

#self-hosted#ollama#rag#open-source#air-gapped#enterprise