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LocalGPT vs DocsGPT: catalog facts
LocalGPT	DocsGPT
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Documents and queries stay on your own machine Hybrid vector and full-text search with reranking	Self-hosted, so documents stay on your own infrastructure Works with multiple models, including self-hosted LLMs
No packaged releases; you set it up from source Requires Ollama and enough hardware for local models	Requires setting up and maintaining a server Answer quality depends on the model you connect
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
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 October 1, 2026

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