Nextchat
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
NextChat (originally ChatGPT-Next-Web) is the most-starred LLM chat UI on GitHub — clean ChatGPT-style interface that talks to any LLM provider: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, Mistral, custom. Stateless, no DB, fast.
What it's for
- Personal ChatGPT replacement — bring your own API key
- Family / team ChatGPT — share a single instance via access code
- Multi-provider chat — switch models in same conversation
- Privacy-first AI — chat data lives in your browser localStorage
- Cheap shared AI access — one OpenAI key, many users
Who it's for
- Privacy-conscious individuals rejecting ChatGPT subscription
- Families sharing AI access cheaply
- Small teams needing ChatGPT functionality
- Developers experimenting with multiple LLM providers
- Educators giving students AI access via shared access code
Why teams pick NextChat over alternatives
- MIT license — fully open
- 75k+ stars — most-starred LLM UI
- Stateless — no DB to manage
- Multi-provider — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, custom
- PWA installable — desktop / mobile add-to-homescreen
- i18n — 20+ language UIs
Integrations
- LLM providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Cohere, Moonshot, Yi, Ollama, custom OpenAI-compatible
- Plugins — web search, image gen, custom tools (limited vs Lobe Chat)
- Browser storage — localStorage for conversation history (per-user)
- Markdown rendering — code blocks, tables, math
- Image inputs — for vision-capable models
- Access code — single shared key for team access
Notable users & community
- 75k+ GitHub stars
- Used by privacy-conscious individuals + small teams worldwide
- Active Discord community
- Backed by indie maintainer with sustainable releases
- Featured in self-hosted ChatGPT alternative roundups
Tips & operations
- Access code required — auto-generated in install; share with users
- No persistent storage — chats live in user browser; clearing browser = losing history
- API keys in URL params unsafe — use env vars in container instead
- Set CUSTOM_MODELS to limit available models (cost control)
- Pair with Ollama for fully local AI
- PWA install — Settings → install app for native-feel
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker image:
yidadaa/chatgpt-next-web:latest - Auto-generated access code (16 char random)
- Port 3001 exposed
- Stateless — no volumes
- Pre-configured to show modern models (GPT-4o, Claude 3.5/3.7)
- HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
- No backup needed (stateless)
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |