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AnythingLLM: the best Open Source alternative to ChatGPT Plus in 2026

AnythingLLM turns any document into a chat-queryable (RAG) knowledge base, with multi-user support and multiple model providers, local or cloud.

License MIT ~24k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: MIT
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Replaces: ChatGPT Plus
Tech stack: Node.jsReactSQLite

Preview

Public image provided by AnythingLLM on its own website.

Key features

RAG over your own documents
Multi-user with per-workspace permissions
Compatible with Ollama, OpenAI and more providers

AnythingLLM vs. ChatGPT Plus

Pros

Works with both local models and external APIs

Things to consider

Answer quality depends on the model you connect

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  anythingllm:
    image: mintplexlabs/anythingllm:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3001:3001"
    volumes:
      - anythingllm_data:/app/server/storage
volumes:
  anythingllm_data: