LibreChat

LibreChat adds FreeTheAI as a custom endpoint in librechat.yaml. With fetch on, it lists every model your key can use.

Category: Chat apps. Before you start, you need a FreeTheAI account, an API key, and today's check-in.

Settings

Setting	Value
baseURL	https://api.freetheai.org/v1
apiKey	${FTAI_KEY}
Model	fta/zai/glm-5.3

Steps

Add your key to .env

Put your key in LibreChat's .env file.

FTAI_KEY=ftai_your_key_here

Add the endpoint to librechat.yaml

Add FreeTheAI under endpoints.custom.

endpoints:
  custom:
    - name: 'FreeTheAI'
      apiKey: '${FTAI_KEY}'
      baseURL: 'https://api.freetheai.org/v1'
      models:
        default: ['fta/zai/glm-5.3']
        fetch: true
      titleConvo: true
      titleModel: 'current_model'
      modelDisplayLabel: 'FreeTheAI'

Restart LibreChat

Restart the server (or the Docker containers) so it reads the new config, then pick FreeTheAI in the endpoint menu.

Tips

• With Docker, make sure librechat.yaml is mounted into the container.

Common questions

LibreChat does not show the FreeTheAI endpoint. Why?

LibreChat only reads librechat.yaml at startup. Restart it and check the logs for YAML errors.

More help

• Every API error and its fix
• Limits and the daily reset
• LibreChat website and source code

How this guide was checked

Checked against LibreChat's librechat.example.yaml (custom endpoints) on 2026-09-29.