Google Gemini vs LobeHub
Google Gemini and LobeHub are both AI assistants software. Google Gemini is a commercial product from Google. LobeHub is open source under a license set out in its repository, with 84k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Google Gemini when
- You live in Google's apps and want an assistant that works across Gmail, Docs and Drive, included with many Workspace plans.
- Pick LobeHub when
- You want a polished multi-model chat and agent workspace, hosted or self-hosted.
Side by side
Google's AI assistant for chat, research, writing, coding and images, connected to Gmail, Docs and Drive in Google Workspace.
An AI workspace for chatting with many model providers and organising agents that run scheduled tasks, with knowledge bases, plugins and MCP, as web, desktop or hosted service.
Data handling differs between consumer and Workspace accounts, so check which one staff use.
Its community licence restricts commercial derivative works, and self-hosting the server version needs Postgres and object storage.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service and mobile app
Self-hosted server, cloud service and desktop app
Not published
TypeScript, Next.js, React, Drizzle and PostgreSQL
Closed source, sold by Google
Open source, license unclear on GitHub
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
GitHub could not read the license. Check it in the repository before reusing any code.
46k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
84k GitHub stars
Not known
Established: started 3 years ago, latest release v2.3.0.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.