What is

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Librechat?

LibreChat is an open source LLM Gateway that provides a single gateway user interface to many models. It allows for access models via API which allows us to pay on a per API call basis vs a per user, per month costs. This allows for us to be cost effective in our use of AI models while providing equitable access to all students, faculty, and staff. Having the gateway also allows for us to control security for the back end ensuring we have the controls in place so our data is not used to train their models.

The benefit of using Librechat is to learn more about prompt engineering, the effects of changing parameters for models such as temperature, Top P, and Top K. You can change vendors and models in the same chat to compare the results. You can also share chats with a link and export them into a PDF, text file, JSON, and other formats.

Can I put protected data in

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Librechat?

While we have added security, protected data should never be sent to any AI models and LibreChat is not approved for using protected data.

How can I get started with

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Librechat?

Currently, we are piloting Librechat with several faculty in their Fall 2025 Semester courses. If you have a use case for your class or department, you can put in a LTS Consultant request explaining your use case and a team will review.