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GPT Researcher vs Khoj: catalog facts
GPT Researcher	Khoj
Free Free and open source; you pay for any LLM or search APIs you connect.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted service has free and paid plans.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Writes cited reports from web and local sources Works with many LLM providers	Searches and chats over your own documents Works with local or remote language models
Requires API keys and some setup Report quality depends on the model and sources used	Self-hosting takes some setup work The company now spreads its effort across several products
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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