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Local Deep Research vs Khoj: catalog facts
Local Deep Research	Khoj
Free Free, with source code published on GitHub; cloud model providers may charge.	Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted service has free and paid plans.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Works with local models or cloud providers Searches arXiv, PubMed and more than ten other sources	Searches and chats over your own documents Works with local or remote language models
Good results with local models need a capable GPU Self-hosting setup is more involved than a hosted service	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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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