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One chat interface for every model you run or connect
Open WebUI is the front end that turns a local inference server into something a household or a team can actually use. It handles accounts, conversation history, document retrieval, and model switching, and speaks to both local runtimes and hosted APIs.
Polished chat interface for many model providers
LobeChat is the most designed of the open chat front ends. Plugins, an assistant marketplace, voice input and output, and vision support are all present, and the interface holds up next to commercial products.
Build and deploy AI agents and RAG pipelines visually
Dify is where a prompt experiment becomes something a team can operate. Workflows are assembled on a canvas, datasets are indexed and versioned, and every deployment gets an API endpoint with logging and cost tracking attached.
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Open WebUI, LobeChat, Dify
Open WebUI, Dify, LobeChat