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Anse

Polished web UI for ChatGPT, DALL-E and other AI models

Self-Hosted AI ★ 2k stars Easy setup MIT

Anse is a fully optimized self-hostable web interface for multiple AI providers including OpenAI's chat and image models. It offers a session-based UI, plugin system, and clean design for interacting with various AI services.

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Key features

  • Multi-provider support
  • Session management
  • Plugin architecture
  • Responsive design

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2k GitHub stars)

Trade-offs

  • Requires third-party API keys
  • No built-in model hosting

Is Anse secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Anse's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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