General chat clients

Open WebUI

Self-hosted ChatGPT-style UI with native OpenAI connections.

Open WebUI lets admins add multiple OpenAI-compatible connections. Add FreeTheAi and the model picker auto-fills from /v1/models.

Base URL https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1

Recommended models bbg/zai-org/GLM-5.1

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Step by step

Connect Open WebUI to FreeTheAi.

1

Open the admin panel

Sign in as admin, open the Admin Panel, go to `Settings`, then `Connections`.
2

Add a new OpenAI connection

Under `OpenAI API`, click the `+` button to add a connection.

Use these values.

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OpenAI API Base URL: https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1
OpenAI API Key: PASTE_YOUR_FREETHEAI_KEY

4

Save and pick a model

Save the connection. The model picker pulls the FreeTheAi catalog automatically.

Recommended aliases

See the full live catalog at /models. Aliases are stable; pricing on the free tier stays $0.

Heads up

FreeTheAi can return thousands of `fth/` aliases on broader keys. Use Open WebUI's model filter or pick a curated key if the dropdown gets noisy.
Open WebUI also has a separate Ollama connection list. Make sure you add to OpenAI API, not Ollama.

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