Open WebUI vs Perplexity

FeatureOpen WebUIPerplexity
CategoryChat InterfacesAI Search
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars65,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, Windows, DockerWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ Ollama integration
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ RAG
  • ✓ Web search
  • ✓ Voice input/output
  • ✓ Plugins
  • ✓ User management
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Tags
open-sourcechatuiollamaself-hosted
searchresearchcitationswebapi