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AnythingLLM vs FastGPT: catalog facts
AnythingLLM	FastGPT
Freemium The desktop app is free and MIT licensed. Mintplex Labs sells a hosted cloud version.	Free Free to self-host; the repository also references separate pro components.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Self-hosted
Chat, vector database and document pipeline in one install, no setup Works fully locally, or with a cloud provider key if you prefer	Knowledge-base Q&A with RAG retrieval Visual AI workflow editor
Answer quality depends on the local model, which on a normal laptop is modest Indexing a large document set takes time and disk	Licence terms are not stated in the research Some features live in separate pro components
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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