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Khoj vs Kotaemon: catalog facts
Khoj	Kotaemon
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted service has free and paid plans.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Searches and chats over your own documents Works with local or remote language models	Chat with your own documents through a web interface Works with local or hosted language models
Self-hosting takes some setup work The company now spreads its effort across several products	Needs a server or local setup rather than a simple installer Answer quality depends on the model you connect
Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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