Open-source ChatGPT alternative you can self-host. Feature-rich AI chat with support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, and 20+ other model providers.
Best For
Teams & solo builders
Key Pros & Cons
Strengths
- 20.6% fork-to-star ratio — strong developer contribution signal
Watch Out For
- Low community score (2/100) — smaller support network
Market Momentum
23
-9
24h
-16
7d
-24
30d
14-day heat score history
Creator Buzz3
Search Interest77
Community Activity2
Growth Momentum8
Score ForecastConfidence: low
1
7-day est.
1
14-day est.
Trend slope: 0.00 pts/day
What This Score Means
LibreChat is in a declining trend within Local AI — consider whether the team is still actively investing before building on it.
Abandonment & Maintenance Risk
High Risk
Trend phaseDeclining
30-day score change-24 pts
Listed on HookFlow3mo old
Discontinued flag✓ No
Commit cadenceVery Active
Last commitToday
Risk Factors
- Rapid score decline over 30 days
- Declining trend — worth monitoring
- GitHub repo actively maintained — last commit Today
GitHub Repository Health
A
Very Active
Stars
41,653
Forks
8,593
Open Issues
663
Watchers
202
Last commitToday
7-day star growth+270 stars
Fork / Star ratio20.6%
Snapshot dateAug 4, 2026
Data Lock-In Index
100
/ 100 (lower = more open)
○ Webhooks Out○ Bulk Export○ Open Formats
vs. Category Peers (Local AI)
Tool
A.R.C.
Heat
7d Δ
Lock-In
LibreChat (this)
Multi-provider chat UI
—
23
-16
100
LocalAI▲ Peak
—
51
+3
0
Ollama▲ Declining
Run open-weight LLMs locally with zero configuration
—
40
-1
33
Open WebUI▲ Declining
—
36
-10
0
Jan▲ Peak
—
32
+4
0
text-generation-webui
Power users & model tuning
—
27
+4
100
Lock-In: 0 = fully open, 100 = maximum data lock-in. A.R.C. = Architecture · Reliability · Context score (A–F).
Snapshot Disclaimer: All scores, rankings, and metrics in this report reflect data as of August 4, 2026. Heat scores, community activity, and market momentum are recalculated daily — figures shown here represent a point-in-time snapshot and may differ from current values on HookFlow.ai.
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