Open WebUI setup

Open WebUI is a self-hosted chat interface. Add Claudech as an OpenAI API connection and every Claudech model appears in its model picker.

Before you start#

• A Claudech API key from API keys. API access unlocks after your first purchase.

Add the connection#

1. Open Admin Panel → Settings → Connections.
2. Under OpenAI API, add a connection:
   • URL: https://api.claudech.com/v1
   • Key: your sk-... key
3. Save. Open WebUI calls GET /v1/models and lists every Claudech model your account can use.

Or set it with Docker#

docker run -d -p 3000:8080 \
  -e OPENAI_API_BASE_URL=https://api.claudech.com/v1 \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
  -v open-webui:/app/backend/data \
  --name open-webui ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main

Things to know#

• Documents and web search. Claudech does not offer embeddings or image generation. Keep Open WebUI's built-in embedding model (or another provider) for document search; chat runs on Claudech.
• Titles and tags. Open WebUI generates chat titles with a model too. Set its task model to claude-sonnet-5 to keep that fast and cheap.

Troubleshooting#

See all integrations for other chat apps. Claudech is an independent service and is not affiliated with the makers of Open WebUI.