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Felo vs Vane (formerly Perplexica): catalog facts
Felo	Vane (formerly Perplexica)
Freemium Free to use, with a paid upgrade available.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Web, Browser extension	Web, Self-hosted
Searches across multiple languages Generates slides and mind maps from research	Supports fully local LLMs through Ollama for private searches Cites sources alongside generated answers
Cloud service with no offline use Details of paid limits are not listed on the homepage	Requires running your own search and model infrastructure Renamed from Perplexica, which may cause confusion for existing users
Web application, Browser extension	Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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