LobeChat is an open-source AI chat interface by LobeHub that supports 40+ model providers including GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and local models via Ollama. Users can build custom AI agents, extend capabilities via plugins and MCP servers, and deploy privately. The cloud offering (LobeHub) expanded in 2026 with a Chief Agent Operator (CAO) that assembles multi-agent teams from a library of 273,000+ skills. It is popular among developers for self-hosted private AI deployments. Key features: - 40+ LLM provider support (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, DeepSeek, and more) - Agent marketplace with custom agent creation - Plugin system and MCP server integration - Vision, TTS (text-to-speech), and multimodal support - Self-hostable Community Edition (completely free) - Cloud sync and multi-platform deployment (Slack, Discord, Telegram, etc.)
Community Edition: free (self-hosted). LobeHub Cloud: free tier with ~450K credits; paid from $9.90/month (5M credits) to $39.90/month.