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FastGPT vs LocalGPT: catalog facts
FastGPT	LocalGPT
Free Free to self-host; the repository also references separate pro components.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Knowledge-base Q&A with RAG retrieval Visual AI workflow editor	Documents and queries stay on your own machine Hybrid vector and full-text search with reranking
Licence terms are not stated in the research Some features live in separate pro components	No packaged releases; you set it up from source Requires Ollama and enough hardware for local models
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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