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