--- title: "LibreChat vs parlor" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/danny-avila-librechat-vs-fikrikarim-parlor" tools: ["danny-avila-librechat", "fikrikarim-parlor"] --- # LibreChat vs parlor *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick LibreChat when libreChat is primarily TypeScript; parlor is HTML; pick parlor when parlor is primarily HTML; LibreChat is TypeScript. [LibreChat](https://librechat.ai/) reports 41k GitHub stars, 8.3k forks, and 573 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [parlor](https://github.com/fikrikarim/parlor) has 1.9k stars, 240 forks, and 7 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [LibreChat's repository](https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat) and [parlor's repository](https://github.com/fikrikarim/parlor). | | [LibreChat](/tools/danny-avila-librechat.md) | [parlor](/tools/fikrikarim-parlor.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Enhanced ChatGPT Clone: Features Agents, MCP, Skills, DeepSeek, Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI, Responses API, Azure, Groq, o1, GPT-5, Mistral, OpenRouter, Vertex AI, Gemini, Artifacts, AI model switching, me | On-device, real-time multimodal AI. Have natural voice and vision conversations with an AI that runs entirely on your machine. Powered by Gemma 4 E2B and Kokoro. | | Stars | 40,571 | 1,894 | | Forks | 8,331 | 240 | | Open issues | 573 | 7 | | Language | TypeScript | HTML | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Computer Vision, LLM Frameworks | Computer Vision, LLM Frameworks, Speech & Audio | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [LibreChat](/tools/danny-avila-librechat.md) | [parlor](/tools/fikrikarim-parlor.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 573 | 7 | | Security scan | No MCP manifest | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/danny-avila-librechat/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/fikrikarim-parlor/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose LibreChat if… - LibreChat is primarily TypeScript; parlor is HTML. - License: LibreChat is MIT, parlor is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to LibreChat: ai, anthropic, artifacts, aws. - Also covers AI Agents. ### Choose parlor if… - parlor is primarily HTML; LibreChat is TypeScript. - License: parlor is Apache-2.0, LibreChat is MIT. - Tags unique to parlor: apple-silicon, gemma, kokoro, litert-lm. - Also covers Speech & Audio. ## When NOT to use LibreChat - AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use parlor - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between LibreChat and parlor? LibreChat: Enhanced ChatGPT Clone: Features Agents, MCP, Skills, DeepSeek, Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI, Responses API, Azure, Groq, o1, GPT-5, Mistral, OpenRouter, Vertex AI, Gemini, Artifacts, AI model switching, me. parlor: On-device, real-time multimodal AI. Have natural voice and vision conversations with an AI that runs entirely on your machine. Powered by Gemma 4 E2B and Kokoro.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose LibreChat over parlor? Choose LibreChat over parlor when LibreChat is primarily TypeScript; parlor is HTML; License: LibreChat is MIT, parlor is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to LibreChat: ai, anthropic, artifacts, aws; Also covers AI Agents. ### When should I choose parlor over LibreChat? Choose parlor over LibreChat when parlor is primarily HTML; LibreChat is TypeScript; License: parlor is Apache-2.0, LibreChat is MIT; Tags unique to parlor: apple-silicon, gemma, kokoro, litert-lm; Also covers Speech & Audio. ### When should I avoid LibreChat? AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid parlor? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is LibreChat or parlor more popular on GitHub? LibreChat has more GitHub stars (40,571 vs 1,894). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are LibreChat and parlor open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (LibreChat: MIT, parlor: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to LibreChat or parlor? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [LibreChat alternatives](/tools/danny-avila-librechat/alternatives) and [parlor alternatives](/tools/fikrikarim-parlor/alternatives) ([LibreChat markdown twin](/tools/danny-avila-librechat/alternatives.md), [parlor markdown twin](/tools/fikrikarim-parlor/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/danny-avila-librechat-vs-fikrikarim-parlor.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, LibreChat or parlor? LibreChat: Very active. parlor: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for LibreChat and parlor? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [LibreChat trust report](/tools/danny-avila-librechat/trust); [parlor trust report](/tools/fikrikarim-parlor/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=danny-avila-librechat`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=danny-avila-librechat) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_