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AnythingLLM Review 2026 — Best Open-Source All-in-One AI Platform
AnythingLLM is a free open-source AI desktop app with RAG, AI agents, multi-user workspaces, and support for Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic and 20+ LLM providers.

In inglese
AnythingLLM runs AI models locally on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It lets users chat with documents, search the web, create agent workflows, run background jobs, and use meeting transcription and summaries.
Individuals can use the free desktop app or self-host with Docker. Teams can use the hosted cloud workspace, which starts at $50/monthly. External model providers, infrastructure, and API usage may cost extra.
Features
- Chat with documents stored in local knowledge bases
- Run web scraping and search workflows
- Create custom agent skills and tool workflows
- Run recurring tasks with background jobs
- Record, transcribe, summarize, and index meetings locally
- Read, write, and search local files
- Use a developer API and custom tool builder
- MIT-licensed open-source desktop and self-hosted software
Use cases
- Ask questions about private documents without uploading them
- Research topics with web search and document context
- Build agents that call tools and complete workflows
- Record meetings and generate summaries and action items
- Run recurring AI tasks on a local or hosted server
Pros
Cons
Latest updates
- AnythingLLM v1.16.0 (v1.16.0)
Added image generation via /img and file picker support for dragging folders and files into existing folders.
- AnythingLLM v1.15.0 (v1.15.0)
Launched desktop Magic Features: dictation, text actions, and autocomplete; Pro removes their daily limits.
- AnythingLLM v1.14.0 (v1.14.0)
Added STT support for Deepgram, GenericOAI, Lemonade, and OpenAI, plus KokoroTTS support and Markdown conversion for web scraping.
- AnythingLLM v1.13.0 - A Hybrid AI Experience (v1.13.0)
Added Model Router, which routes messages between local and cloud models using user-defined rules.
- AnythingLLM v1.12.0 (v1.12.0)
Added automatic native tool calling, Intelligent Tool Selection, and a Filesystem Agent.
Capabilities
- Choice of models — “Select your preferred model or let AnythingLLM auto-recommend the best one for your hardware specs and our experience.” source
- Self-hosted — “Give your whole team a private, multi-user AI workspace — hosted by us or self-hosted on your infrastructure.” source
- API — “The custom tool builder and developer API make it easy to fit AnythingLLM to your exact needs - no extra bloat.” source
- Builds agents and workflows — “Swap models, configure permissions, set up custom agent workflows, and white-label the interface to match your brand.” source
- Search over your data — “Every document becomes part of your agent's knowledge base with no data leaving your device.” source
Get it
Pricing
- Starting price
- $50/mo
- Prices checked
- 2026-09-25
Basic
- $50 /monthly
- Private instance
- Custom subdomain
- RAG, agents, and work right out of the box
- Just bring an LLM API Key
Pro
- $99 /monthly
- Private instance
- RAG, agents, work right out of the box
- 72-hour support SLA
Enterprise
Price on request
- On-premise deployment
- Custom SLA
- Custom integrations
- SSO, RBAC, and more