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Lobe Chat vs Pi

Comparing two open source alternatives to Claude. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Lobe Chat

Lobe Chat

Open-source AI chat and agent platform with multi-provider support, RAG, plugins, and an agent marketplace — self-hostable ChatGPT alternative.

Pi

Pi

MIT

Open-source AI agent toolkit with an interactive coding agent CLI, unified multi-provider LLM API, and TUI libraries.

Side-by-side comparison

Lobe ChatLobe Chat
PiPi
License—MIT
Self-hostableYesYes
GitHub Stars83,118114,104
Forks15,97414,500
Open Issues1,096323
Last CommitOct 11, 2026Oct 10, 2026
First ReleasedMay 21, 2023Aug 9, 2025
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GitHub stars over time

GitHub stars over time
Lobe Chat83,118
Pi