LobeHub

Modern design AI chat framework supporting multiple AI providers, one click install MCP Marketplace and Artifacts / Thinking.

Actively maintainedNon-free license

At a glance

GitHub stars
83.8k
Forks
16k
Open issues & PRs
1.2k
Last activity
2026-11-03
Latest release
v2.3.1-canary.3
2026-11-02
Commits (12 mo)
8.3k
License
⊘ Proprietary
Language / platform
Nodejs, Docker

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months. GitHub data fetched 2026-11-04.

Run LobeHub yourself

  • RAM: ~8 GB server (4 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes
  • local models need lots of RAM or a GPU; API-backed frontends need far less

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr8 GB$40Deploy →
DigitalOcean8 GB$48Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)8 GB$48Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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