About LaravelGPT
We're building the AI infrastructure that organizations with serious privacy requirements have been waiting for—powerful, self-hosted, and completely under your control.
Our Mission: AI Without Compromise
Every organization deserves access to cutting-edge AI capabilities without sacrificing data privacy, compliance standards, or operational independence. Yet the current AI landscape forces an impossible choice: adopt cloud-based AI and expose sensitive data, or miss out on productivity gains entirely.
LaravelGPT exists to eliminate that false choice. We prove that you can have enterprise-grade AI assistance while maintaining complete control over your data, infrastructure, and compliance posture. No data ever leaves your servers. No vendor can change prices, terms, or cut off your access. No proprietary lock-in limits your options.
This isn't about being anti-cloud or anti-convenience. It's about giving organizations—especially those in healthcare, legal, financial, and government sectors—the freedom to leverage AI on their own terms. When patient records, legal strategies, financial models, or proprietary research are at stake, "trust us with your data" isn't good enough. "You control your data" is the only acceptable answer.
Our Core Values: What Drives LaravelGPT
The principles behind our self-hosted AI platform—privacy, transparency, and user empowerment above all else.
Data Privacy is Non-Negotiable
Your conversations, documents, and AI interactions belong to you. LaravelGPT runs entirely on your infrastructure—no external servers, no data sharing, no training on your content. True privacy by architecture, not policy.
Open Source Transparency
Every line of code is auditable. No black boxes, no hidden telemetry, no proprietary lock-in. Inspect, modify, and contribute to the codebase. Trust through transparency, not marketing promises.
Model Freedom & Flexibility
Choose any AI model that fits your needs—GPT-4, Claude, Llama, Mistral, or custom models. Switch providers instantly without rebuilding your workflows. Your infrastructure, your choice, your control.
Enterprise-Ready from Day One
Built for organizations with serious security requirements. SSO integration, RBAC, audit logging, compliance frameworks, and air-gap deployment. Enterprise features shouldn't require enterprise pricing.
Developer-First Philosophy
Clean APIs, comprehensive documentation, webhook support, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Build custom integrations, automate workflows, and extend functionality. Power tools for power users.
Community-Driven Innovation
LaravelGPT evolves with its users. Feature requests, bug reports, and contributions shape our roadmap. Open governance, transparent decisions, and a community that owns the product together.
Our Guiding Principles
How we make decisions, build features, and serve the community.
Privacy by Architecture, Not Policy
Most AI platforms promise privacy through policies and legal agreements. LaravelGPT delivers privacy through technical architecture—your data physically cannot leave your infrastructure because we have no servers to receive it. Trust the code, not the lawyers.
No Dark Patterns, No Hidden Costs
Open source means transparent pricing: zero licensing fees, just your infrastructure costs. No per-token charges that explode with usage. No surprise API rate limit fees. No forced upgrades. No data ransom.
Compliance as a Feature, Not an Obstacle
Built with HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, and FedRAMP requirements in mind from day one. Compliance isn't bolted on—it's designed in. Audit logs, data retention controls, encryption standards, and access policies that enterprises demand.
Performance Without Surveillance
Fast response times and efficient resource usage don't require tracking users. LaravelGPT delivers enterprise performance while respecting privacy. No telemetry phone-home, no usage analytics to third parties, no behavioral profiling.
Our Journey: From Frustration to Innovation
How LaravelGPT evolved from a compliance problem into a movement for data sovereignty.
The Privacy Problem: Cloud AI's Dark Side
Witnessed organizations refusing to adopt AI tools because uploading sensitive data to third-party servers was a compliance dealbreaker. Healthcare, legal, and financial sectors locked out of AI revolution due to legitimate privacy concerns.
Building the Alternative: Privacy-First Architecture
Engineers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and enterprise infrastructure teams united around a mission: build ChatGPT-level capabilities that run entirely on-premise. No compromises on features, no compromises on privacy.
LaravelGPT Alpha: Proving the Concept
First deployment at a Fortune 500 healthcare company. Demonstrated that self-hosted AI could match cloud performance while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Early adopters provided critical feedback on deployment complexity.
Open Source Release: Democratizing Private AI
Made LaravelGPT open source under MIT license. Within months, deployed by law firms, banks, government agencies, and research institutions. Community contributions accelerated feature development 10x.
Multi-Model Support: Breaking Vendor Lock-In
Added seamless support for GPT-4, Claude, Llama, Mistral, and custom models. Organizations could switch providers without rewriting integrations. First truly model-agnostic AI assistant platform.
Enterprise Scale: Production at Fortune 100
Deployed in air-gapped environments at defense contractors, processing millions of daily requests at multinational banks, and powering R&D at pharmaceutical companies. LaravelGPT proves self-hosted AI scales.
From engineers who built AI infrastructure at the world's leading companies, we're creating the platform we wish existed when navigating enterprise compliance and privacy requirements.
LaravelGPT by the Numbers
A global community building the future of private AI together.
Meet the Core Team
Engineers, researchers, and privacy advocates building LaravelGPT's AI infrastructure.
Alex Richardson
Founder & Lead Architect
Ex-OpenAI infrastructure engineer who saw firsthand the privacy trade-offs of cloud AI. Built LaravelGPT to democratize AI without sacrificing data sovereignty.
Dr. Maya Krishnan
Chief AI Officer
PhD in ML from Stanford. Led privacy-preserving AI research at Apple. Passionate about making cutting-edge AI accessible while respecting user privacy.
James Chen
Head of Security & Compliance
Former CISO at healthcare tech company. Expert in HIPAA, SOC 2, and secure system architecture. Ensures LaravelGPT meets enterprise security standards.
Sarah Mitchell
Developer Experience Lead
Ex-Stripe developer relations. Obsessed with making complex technology simple. Leading LaravelGPT's documentation and integration experience.
Plus 150+ contributors from around the world shaping LaravelGPT's development.
View All ContributorsWhy LaravelGPT is Different
We have no financial incentive to collect your data. Because you host LaravelGPT, we never see your conversations, documents, or usage patterns. Our business model isn't built on data extraction—it's built on empowering you.
We can't change the rules on you. Open source means no surprise pricing changes, no feature removals, no forced migrations. Fork the code if you want. The community owns LaravelGPT as much as we do.
We're optimized for your success, not our metrics. No dark patterns pushing you to upgrade. No artificial limitations to extract more revenue. Features are designed for utility, not engagement farming.
We're transparent about limitations. Self-hosting isn't always easier than cloud solutions. Initial setup requires technical knowledge. We're honest about trade-offs because we respect your intelligence.
Join the Movement for Data Sovereignty
LaravelGPT is more than software—it's a community of organizations and individuals taking back control of their AI infrastructure. Contribute code, share deployment stories, or just lurk and learn.
12,000+ members • Active support • Feature discussions • Deployment help
Trusted by Privacy-Conscious Organizations
From healthcare to finance, legal to government—organizations with serious security requirements choose LaravelGPT.
HIPAA-Compliant AI
Medical practices, hospitals, and healthcare SaaS platforms using LaravelGPT to maintain patient privacy while leveraging AI for clinical documentation and research.
Attorney-Client Privilege Protected
Law firms and legal departments using AI for contract analysis, legal research, and case preparation without compromising privileged communications.
Regulatory Compliance Ready
Banks, investment firms, and fintech companies deploying AI for analysis and customer service while meeting strict financial data regulations.
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