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LibreChat vs eliza
LibreChat has 44,217 GitHub stars, 9,087 forks, 732 open issues and last shipped yesterday. eliza has 19,354 stars, 5,739 forks, 1,069 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LibreChat leads on adoption by 128% (44,217 vs 19,354 stars). LibreChat is written in TypeScript under MIT; eliza is written in TypeScript under MIT. LibreChat has attracted 21% as many forks as stars, eliza 30%. LibreChat was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ai), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| LibreChat | eliza | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 19K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.1K | ⑂ 5.7K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LibreChat if
- You weight community size — 44K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick eliza if
- You want the eliza feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and eliza fits your workflow better
About LibreChat
LibreChat is an open source, self hostable chat interface designed as an enhanced ChatGPT clone. It unifies access to multiple AI models—including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, and others—within a single web application. Built in TypeScript, it supports real time streaming, multi model switching, and advanced agent workflows while providing features like message search, artifacts, code interpreter, and secure multi user authentication.
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About eliza
elizaOS is an open source, MIT licensed TypeScript framework and product stack for autonomous AI agents, built for developers who want to run or extend their own agent runtime and for end users who want a personal agent app on web, desktop, and mobile.
read the full eliza overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LibreChat or eliza more popular?
LibreChat has 44,217 GitHub stars and eliza has 19,354. LibreChat has the larger community by that measure.
Are LibreChat and eliza free?
Both are open source. LibreChat is licensed under MIT and eliza under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LibreChat and eliza?
LibreChat is written in TypeScript and eliza in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, LibreChat or eliza?
Choose LibreChat if you want the larger community (44,217 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose eliza if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.