LobeChat

Chat and agent platform for language models from several providers, with plug-ins and knowledge bases.

Building on it: what may you do?

Short answers based on the licence, for the version in the catalog.

  • B1 Change the code for internal use in your company Yes, with conditions Probably, but read the licence.
  • B2 Build your own product or service on top and offer it to customers as SaaS Yes, with conditions Check the terms for hosting and branding.
  • B3 Make a closed-source derivative and sell or distribute it Unclear – verify Unclear: custom licence. Verify with a lawyer.
  • B4 Use the project's name and trademark No No, not without permission. The licence covers the code, not the name or logo.

This is guidance, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer before deciding.

The licence in brief

LobeHub Community License (LicenseRef-LobeHub-Community)

Based on Apache-2.0 with additional conditions: commercial use as a service is allowed without modifying the code, but developing and distributing a derivative work needs a commercial licence from LobeHub. Not OSI-approved.

What does LicenseRef-LobeHub-Community mean?

This is guidance, not legal advice (inte juridisk rådgivning). Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Facts

Licence
LicenseRef-LobeHub-Community
Licence type
Custom licence
Open core
No
GitHub stars
83k
Latest activity
Deployment
Docker
Login/SSO
OIDC
API
Unknown
Multi-tenant
Unknown
EU vendor
Unknown
Source
GitHub API, fetched 2026-10-03

Licence analysis per use case

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