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Open WebUI vs Page Assist: free plans compared

Both are in Chatbots & LLMs. Here is what each gives you for free, from the vendors’ pricing pages, with the date we last verified each offer (latest ).

Open WebUI
Open WebUI is a self-hosted AI platform you run on your own machine or server. It connects to Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models and can be extended with Python.
How to get Open WebUI free
Page Assist
Page Assist works in Chrome, Brave, Edge, Firefox and other browsers. It connects to Ollama, Chrome AI (Gemini Nano) or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, lets you chat about the page you are reading, and keeps chat history in your browser.
How to get Page Assist free
Free plans compared: Open WebUI, Page Assist
Open WebUIChatbots & LLMsTry
Page AssistChatbots & LLMsTry
Free plan
  • Free forever
  • Free to self-host with Docker, pip or uv
  • Free forever
  • Free browser extension for chatting with your local AI models
How long it's freeFree foreverFree forever
Commercial useAllowed on the free planNot in our data
Best forChat with an AI assistantPeople who want a private chat interface for their own models, Developers and teams self-hosting AI, Organisations that need control over their dataChat with an AI assistantOllama users who want AI inside the browser, Readers who want to ask questions about the page they are on, Privacy-minded people who want chats kept in the browser
Limitations
  • You supply the model: a local one such as Ollama, or an API from a provider you pay
  • Branding must stay visible above 50 users unless you have permission or an enterprise licence
  • Per-user isolated Terminals environments are part of the Enterprise plan
  • Opera and Arc support the web UI only, not the sidebar or page chat
  • You need a model source: a local provider such as Ollama or LM Studio, or a cloud provider's API key
How to get it freeSelf-host
  1. 1Install with the Docker command from the docs, or pip install open-webui
  2. 2Then open http://localhost:3000.
Get the free plan 		Self-host
  1. 1Install the extension in Chrome, Firefox, Edge or another supported browser
  2. 2Connect Ollama, LM Studio or an OpenAI-compatible provider
  3. 3Open the sidebar or web UI and chat
Get the free plan
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Open WebUI vs Page Assist: common questions

Is Open WebUI or Page Assist free?
Both have a free option. Open WebUI has a free plan: Free to self-host with Docker, pip or uv (checked 2026-10-25). Page Assist has a free plan: Free browser extension for chatting with your local AI models (checked 2026-10-24).
Which free plan includes more?
It depends on what you need; here is what each free plan includes. Open WebUI: Free to self-host with Docker, pip or uv (source: github.com, checked 2026-10-25). Page Assist: Free browser extension for chatting with your local AI models (source: pageassist.xyz, checked 2026-10-24).
How do I get each for free?
Open WebUI: Install with the Docker command from the docs, or pip install open-webui; Then open http://localhost:3000 (checked 2026-10-21). Page Assist: Install the extension in Chrome, Firefox, Edge or another supported browser; Connect Ollama, LM Studio or an OpenAI-compatible provider; Open the sidebar or web UI and chat (checked 2026-10-24).

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