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AnythingLLM vs Kotaemon: catalog facts
AnythingLLM	Kotaemon
Freemium The desktop app is free and MIT licensed. Mintplex Labs sells a hosted cloud version.	Free Free and open source.
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	Chat with your own documents through a web interface Works with local or hosted language models
Answer quality depends on the local model, which on a normal laptop is modest Indexing a large document set takes time and disk	Needs a server or local setup rather than a simple installer Answer quality depends on the model you connect
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open 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 23, 2026

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