Self-hosted Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) software

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is a subset of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to produce text, images, videos, or other forms of data.

14 apps, ranked by GitHub stars weighted by maintenance health.

Alternatives to ChatGPT

Ollama

Get up and running with Llama 3.3, DeepSeek-R1, Phi-4, Gemma 3, and other large language models.

Actively maintained ★ 185.8k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

Open-WebUI

User-friendly AI Interface, supports Ollama, OpenAI API.

Actively maintained ★ 157.7k BSD-3-Clause 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

LobeHub

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

Actively maintained ★ 83.8k ⊘ Proprietary 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

AnythingLLM

All-in-one desktop & Docker AI application with built-in RAG, AI agents, No-code agent builder, MCP compatibility, and more.

Actively maintained ★ 67.9k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

LocalAI

Run your AI models locally and generate images and audio (alternative to OpenAI and Claude).

Actively maintained ★ 50.2k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

LibreChat

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

Actively maintained ★ 46.7k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

Vane

AI-powered search engine (alternative to Perplexity AI).

Actively maintained ★ 38k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

Onyx Community Edition

Chat UI that works with any LLM. It comes loaded with advanced features like agents, web search, RAG, MCP, deep research, Connectors to 40+ knowledge sources, and more.

Actively maintained ★ 33.2k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

Local Deep Research

AI-powered deep research tool with multi-source search (arXiv, PubMed, web), PDF text extraction, and encrypted local storage.

Actively maintained ★ 9.5k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

Agenta

LLMOps platform for prompt management, LLM evaluation, and observability. Build, evaluate, and monitor production-grade LLM applications with collaborative prompt engineering.

Actively maintained ★ 4.9k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

Khoj

Your AI second brain. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI.

Maintained ★ 38k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

LLM Harbor

Containerized LLM toolkit. Run LLM backends, APIs, frontends, and additional services via a concise CLI.

Actively maintained ★ 3.3k Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

GoModel

AI gateway written in Go with a unified OpenAI-compatible API for multiple LLM providers, USD cost tracking, budgets, usage analytics, guardrails, caching, and an admin dashboard.

Actively maintained ★ 1.3k MIT 🐳 Docker~$40/mo

LLMKube

Kubernetes operator for LLM inference with pluggable runtimes (llama.cpp, vLLM, TGI, Ollama, vllm-swift), multi-GPU sharding, NVIDIA CUDA + Apple Silicon Metal support, and OpenAI-compatible API.

Actively maintained ★ 252 Apache-2.0 🐳 Docker~$40/mo