# Power Open WebUI with the best open-source models

Markdown version of https://kymaapi.com/for/openwebui, for agents and crawlers. Same content as the HTML page.

- Generated: 2026-10-18T19:28:44.900Z
- HTML page: https://kymaapi.com/for/openwebui
- Model catalog: https://kymaapi.com/models.md
- Pricing: https://kymaapi.com/pricing.md

For Open WebUI

Use Kyma as your Open WebUI connection. Active models, auto-failover, pay per use. No OpenAI or Anthropic key needed.

- [Create account](https://kymaapi.com/signup)
- [Setup Guide](https://kymaapi.com/for/openwebui#setup)

### Best Open Models

Qwen 3.6 Plus for everyday chat, Kimi K2.6 for agentic tools: all in one model selector.

### Auto-Failover

For eligible failures, Kyma API tries another compatible route when available. Requests can still fail.

### OpenAI-Compatible

Open WebUI's OpenAI API connection supports a Kyma API connection. Just set the API Base URL and key: no plugins needed.

## Recommended Models for Open WebUI

Ranked by quality, context length, and value for everyday chat and reasoning.

- 1 · Qwen 3.6 Plus · Vision input · Supports reasoning, tool use, vision input. Compare current prices and measured uptime on the model page. · `qwen-3.6-plus` · Reasoning
- 2 · Kimi K2.6 · Vision input · Supports reasoning, tool use, vision input. Compare current prices and measured uptime on the model page. · `kimi-k2.6` · Reasoning
- 3 · Gemma 4 31B · Vision input · Supports reasoning, tool use, vision input. Compare current prices and measured uptime on the model page. · `gemma-4-31b` · Reasoning

## Setup guide

1. [Create account](https://kymaapi.com/signup) → 2. Follow the steps below → 3. Start chatting in Open WebUI.

**Open WebUI Connection**

```
1. Open Open WebUI → click your avatar → Settings

2. Go to Admin Settings → Connections → OpenAI API

3. Add a connection with these values:
   API Base URL:  https://kymaapi.com/v1
   API Key:       kyma-xxxxx  (get yours at kymaapi.com)

4. Click Save (or the verify icon to test the connection).

Kyma models now appear in the model selector at the top
of any chat. Pick qwen-3.6-plus and start chatting.
```

**Environment Variables**

```
# docker run / docker-compose environment
OPENAI_API_BASE_URL=https://kymaapi.com/v1
OPENAI_API_KEY=kyma-xxxxx

# Then restart Open WebUI. The Kyma connection is
# pre-loaded and models show up in the selector.
# Default chat model id: qwen-3.6-plus
```

## Pro Tips

Pick the right model for the task to balance output quality and cost for your workload.

1

Pin `qwen-3.6-plus` as your default for high-quality general chat and reasoning

2

Use `gemma-4-31b` to save costs on simple questions and image inputs

## Connect Open WebUI to Kyma API

$0.50 signup credit for eligible free-tier models after email verification. No card required.

[Create account](https://kymaapi.com/signup)

## Explore more

Browse the recommended models for Open WebUI and compare them against the rest of the catalog.

- [Qwen 3.6 Plus](https://kymaapi.com/models/qwen-3.6-plus)
- [Kimi K2.6](https://kymaapi.com/models/kimi-k2.6)
- [Gemma 4 31B](https://kymaapi.com/models/gemma-4-31b)
- [Compare models](https://kymaapi.com/compare)
- [Live model rankings](https://kymaapi.com/rankings)
- [Pricing](https://kymaapi.com/pricing)
- [OpenAI client guide](https://docs.kymaapi.com/guides/any-openai-client)