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Chi's Notes on LibreChat
What is LibreChat
URI ITS is currently running a pilot program to allow selected participants to use LibreChat.
- LibreChat is a frontend interface which allows people to select and use a number of LLMs (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, etc.). This is done at a much lower cost to URI/ITS than the commercial licenses ($25/mo+) available to the general public.
- Participants are generally free to use LibreChat for any purpose.
- There is no scheduled end date for the pilot, and it will at least run through Jan 2026.
- No data is used for training, etc. Like a URI email account, ITS staff are prohibited from accessing the contents of anyone's messages, except in case of an extreme emergency, possible serious crime, or legal requirement.
- Do not put any sensitive information into LibreChat, such as usernames, passwords, social security numbers, etc. Data which would be classified as PHI / HIPAA / CUI / FERPA absolutely cannot be entered.
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LibreChat - Selecting an AI
Selecting a Model
There are many "AIs" selectable in the ITS LibreChat system. Depending on the task, some AIs perform better than others.
Good Default
At present, AWS Bedrock --> Claude Sonnet is a good, overall default.
How to Select an AI
LibreChat - Login
Methods
- Bookmark https://librechat.its.uri.edu directly.
- Go to the URI SSO tiles (https://myapps.microsoft.com), select LibreChat.
- Animations for both are below
Example 1 - librechat.its.uri.edu
Example 2 - URI SSO tiles
