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Open source alternatives to Poe[008]
Poe gives one chat app access to many hosted AI models, plus user-created bots built on custom prompts. Below are 8 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
Open WebUI
User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)
★ STARS
136.1k
⑂ FORKS
19.4k
AnythingLLM
Building the definitive all-in-one on-device AI productivity tool
★ STARS
59.7k
⑂ FORKS
6.5k
cherry-studio
AI productivity studio with smart chat, autonomous agents, and 300+ assistants. Unified access to frontier LLMs
★ STARS
45.3k
⑂ FORKS
4.3k
Jan
Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.
★ STARS
42.4k
⑂ FORKS
2.8k
LibreChat
Enhanced ChatGPT Clone: Features Agents, MCP, DeepSeek, Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI, Responses API, Azure, Groq, o1, GPT-5, Mistral, OpenRouter, Vertex AI, Gemini, Artifacts, AI model switching, message search, Code Interpreter, langchain…
★ STARS
36.7k
⑂ FORKS
7.5k
5ire
5ire is a cross-platform desktop AI assistant, MCP client. It compatible with major service providers, supports local knowledge base and tools via model context protocol servers .
★ STARS
5.2k
⑂ FORKS
405
Fullmoon
Chat with private and local large language models
★ STARS
2.3k
⑂ FORKS
223
Zola
Open chat interface for all your models.
★ STARS
1.5k
⑂ FORKS
299
// EDITOR'S TAKE
Open WebUI is the closest to Poe's model switching and custom bots, with by far the largest plugin ecosystem, though you have to run a server for it. LibreChat fits better if you want multi-user accounts across hosted providers, while Jan and cherry-studio are desktop apps that put local models first.
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What is the best open source Poe alternative?
Open WebUI is the most popular open source Poe alternative by GitHub stars (136,084 stars). The other 7 options are ranked above.
Are these Poe alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.
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