Skip to content
aicoolies logo
LobeChat logo

LobeChat Pricing

open sourceopen source · MITlast verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Free and 100% open source under the MIT License ($0 software licensing fee for self-hosting across Docker, Vercel, and Kubernetes). Users Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK) to pay model providers directly, or run local models for $0 via Ollama. An official managed SaaS option (LobeHub Cloud) is available with a Free tier (starter compute credits) and Pro plans starting at ~$9.90/month for synchronized cloud database hosting and pre-configured multi-model access.

Self-hosting cost

LobeChat is open source under the MIT license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

Free & cheaper Self-Hosted Platforms

same category, free plan or open-source license

Ciliumopen sourceFree and 100% open source under the Apache-2.0 license (with dual GPL-2.0/BSD-2-Clause BPF datapath templates) as a CNCF Graduated project. Cilium has no software licensing fees for self-hosted or cloud Kubernetes deployments (including GKE Dataplane V2 and Azure CNI Powered by Cilium); organizations pay only for their compute infrastructure. For mission-critical enterprise environments, Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium (by Cisco) provides quote-based annual subscriptions (per-node/environment) with 24/7 SLA support, hardened LTS builds, Customer Testing Environments (CuTEs), enterprise BGP/EVPN, and advanced multi-cluster security and observability retention.OrbStackFree for personal and non-commercial use, educational studies, and open-source development. Commercial and business use (or individuals generating >$10,000/year) requires a paid Pro license at $8/user/month billed annually ($96/year) or $10/month monthly, covering up to 5 devices per user with priority support and a 30-day trial. Enterprise plans provide custom volume pricing, centralized billing, MDM/SSO directory integration, and 99.9% uptime SLAs.Rayopen sourceRay is a free and open-source distributed computing framework governed by the PyTorch Foundation under the Apache 2.0 license. It can be self-hosted on any cloud or on-prem cluster with zero licensing costs, while managed execution is available via cloud providers like Anyscale.Actopen sourceFree and 100% open source under the MIT license. Act has no licensing costs or subscription tiers; it runs locally via Docker and saves billable GitHub Actions runner minutes.
LobeChat overview →alternatives →review: 85/100 →

FAQ

How much does LobeChat cost?

Free and 100% open source under the MIT License ($0 software licensing fee for self-hosting across Docker, Vercel, and Kubernetes). Users Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK) to pay model providers directly, or run local models for $0 via Ollama. An official managed SaaS option (LobeHub Cloud) is available with a Free tier (starter compute credits) and Pro plans starting at ~$9.90/month for synchronized cloud database hosting and pre-configured multi-model access. Paid pricing starts at ~$9.90/month.

Does LobeChat have a free plan?

Yes — LobeChat is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host LobeChat for free?

LobeChat is open source under the MIT license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

What are free or cheaper LobeChat alternatives?

Cilium, OrbStack, Ray are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

pricing is editorial catalog data (last verified September 6, 2026) — vendors change plans; confirm on the official site before you buy. Reuse this data under CC-BY 4.0 via /data.