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LobeChat vs Orkas
LobeChat has 83,716 GitHub stars, 16,033 forks, 922 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Orkas has 7,723 stars, 482 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LobeChat leads on adoption by 984% (83,716 vs 7,723 stars). LobeChat is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Orkas is written in JavaScript under MIT. LobeChat has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, Orkas 6%. LobeChat was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (agent-collaboration, agent-harness), 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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Side by side
| LobeChat | Orkas | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 84K | ★ 7.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 16K | ⑂ 482 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LobeChat if
- You weight community size — 84K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Orkas if
- You want the Orkas feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Orkas fits your workflow better
About LobeChat
[![][image banner]][vercel link] LobeHub LobeHub organizes your agents into 7×24 operation. It hires, schedules, reports on your entire AI team. You stay in charge — without staying online. English · 简体中文 · [Official Site][official site] · [Changelog][changelog] · [Documents][docs] · [Blog][blog] · [Feedback][github issues link] [![][github release shield]][github release link] [![][docker release shield]][docker release link] [![][vercel shield]][vercel link] [![][discord shield]][discord link] [![][codecov shield]][codecov link] [![][github action test shield]][github action test link] [![][github action…
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About Orkas
Orkas Command a team of AI agents from one desktop chat — not one chatbot. Orkas is an open source, local first multi agent desktop app. Describe a goal; its Commander plans the work, handles the general parts itself, and coordinates specialist agents in parallel or in sequence. Nine specialist agents ship with the app , ready the moment you launch it, out of 30 in the marketplace. Bring your own model keys — Claude · OpenAI · Gemini · DeepSeek · Kimi · GLM · Qwen · MiniMax · Doubao. macOS · Windows · Linux. English · 简体中文 You: "Research the top 5 competitors, write it up, and turn it into a deck." Orkas: the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LobeChat or Orkas more popular?
LobeChat has 83,716 GitHub stars and Orkas has 7,723. LobeChat has the larger community by that measure.
Are LobeChat and Orkas free?
Both are open source. LobeChat has no licence declared in this registry, and Orkas is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between LobeChat and Orkas?
LobeChat is written in TypeScript and Orkas in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, LobeChat or Orkas?
Choose LobeChat if you want the larger community (83,716 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Orkas if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.