LibreAI / Local LLM / assistant-ui
// local-llm Β· assistant-ui/assistant-ui

assistant-ui

Typescript/React Library for AI Chat πŸ’¬πŸš€

β˜… 12.4k starsβ‘‚ 1.2k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

assistant-ui is an open-source local llm project by assistant-ui (assistant-ui/assistant-ui on GitHub). It has 12,393 GitHub stars and 1,224 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.

GitHub stars
12,393
Forks
1,224
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
3 October 2026
Category
Local LLM
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the runtime

    One binary or app gets you a working local model setup.

  2. Download a model

    Pick a size that fits your RAM/VRAM; smaller models run on laptops.

  3. Chat or integrate

    Use the built-in UI, or point OpenAI-compatible clients at it.

  4. Go private

    Airplane mode works β€” your prompts never leave the device.

// features

Why people love it

OpenAI-compatible APIs

Existing tools plug in by changing one URL.

Document chat

Ask questions over your PDFs, notes, and codebases.

No subscriptions

Pay nothing per token, ever.

100% private

Prompts and documents stay on your hardware, always.

Extensible

RAG, tools, and agents build on the same base.

Quantized efficiency

Smart compression runs big models on modest hardware.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 β€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/assistant-ui/assistant-ui.git
    cd assistant-ui
  2. Step 2 β€” Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 β€” Run it

    Follow the project's launch command β€” Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains assistant-ui?

It is an open-source project at assistant-ui/assistant-ui with 1,224 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is assistant-ui free for commercial use?

MIT licensed β€” use it commercially, no strings attached.

Which model should I start with?

A recent 8–32B instruct model is the sweet spot for most machines.

Is it really private?

Yes β€” with no network calls, there's nothing to leak.

Are local models as good as GPT-4?

Close on many tasks now; frontier cloud models still lead on hard reasoning.

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// alternatives

Alternatives in Local LLM

The most-starred other Local LLM projects in the LibreAI catalogue β€” the realistic shortlist if assistant-ui is not the right fit.

Get assistant-ui

Free and open β€” grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.