The demand for more intuitive and accessible data analytics is driving a shift toward AI-powered, natural language interfaces. To lead this transition, ClickHouse, Inc., the company behind the popular real-time analytics database, has announced the acquisition of LibreChat, a leading open-source AI chat platform. This strategic move combines ClickHouse's high-performance data engine with LibreChat's unified interface for large language models (LLMs), forming the foundation of a new open-source Agentic Data Stack. This stack is designed to empower organizations to deploy AI agents that can analyze and act on massive datasets through simple conversation, dramatically democratizing data access.
ClickHouse has acquired the open-source AI chat platform LibreChat.
The combination creates a new open-source Agentic Data Stack.
It allows users to query petabytes of data using natural language.
Internal use at ClickHouse handles 70% of data warehouse queries.
Customers like Shopify and cBioPortal are already using the combined stack.
The goal is to make advanced analytics accessible to any user.
The acquisition addresses the growing enterprise trend of using AI agents to democratize data access and accelerate time-to-insight. The ClickHouse and LibreChat stack enables the creation of specialized agents that can interpret complex data questions, execute the necessary queries at high speed, and return actionable insights in natural language. This moves data interaction beyond static dashboards to dynamic, conversational analysis. Aaron Katz, CEO of ClickHouse, stated, “Every breakthrough in data technology has been about reducing the distance between questions and answers. By joining forces with LibreChat, we’re tackling this distance. Now, any user can talk directly to petabytes of data and get instant, actionable insights.”
The value of this integrated stack is already being demonstrated by early adopters. At Shopify, LibreChat is central to internal AI workflows, connecting to more than 30 internal servers to democratize access to critical company information. In the healthcare sector, cBioPortal used the stack to rapidly build a prototype that allows cancer researchers to ask entirely new questions about genomics data. Internally, ClickHouse uses its own LibreChat-powered agent, which now handles approximately 70% of all data warehouse queries for its employees.
For existing LibreChat users, operations will continue unchanged with ongoing investment in the open-source project. For the broader ClickHouse community, the acquisition will lead to enhanced integration capabilities, including a native LibreChat experience within ClickHouse Cloud, extended visualization support, and enterprise-grade security features. This ensures the Agentic Data Stack is robust and governed enough for the world's most demanding organizations.
The acquisition of LibreChat by ClickHouse marks a significant milestone in the evolution of data analytics. By fusing a high-performance analytical database with a sophisticated, open-source AI interface, ClickHouse is positioning itself at the forefront of the agentic AI movement. This empowers companies to build a future where data-driven decision-making is not confined to data specialists but is an intuitive, conversational capability available to every employee.
ClickHouse is a fast, open-source columnar database management system built for real-time data processing and analytics at scale. Engineered for high performance, ClickHouse Cloud delivers exceptional query speed and concurrency, making it ideal for applications that demand instant insight from massive volumes of data. As AI agents become increasingly embedded in software and are generating far more frequent and complex queries, ClickHouse brings a high-throughput, low-latency engine, purpose-built to meet this challenge. Trusted by leading companies like Sony, Tesla, Anthropic, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Lyft, and Instacart, ClickHouse helps teams unlock insights and drive smarter decisions with a scalable, efficient, and modern data platform.
LibreChat is a leading open-source AI chat platform offering a unified interface for interacting with multiple large language models. The platform gives users and organizations complete control over their data, agents, and conversations while supporting enterprise-grade deployments at scale.
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