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LocalGPT vs FastGPT: catalog facts
LocalGPT	FastGPT
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to self-host; the repository also references separate pro components.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Documents and queries stay on your own machine Hybrid vector and full-text search with reranking	Knowledge-base Q&A with RAG retrieval Visual AI workflow editor
No packaged releases; you set it up from source Requires Ollama and enough hardware for local models	Licence terms are not stated in the research Some features live in separate pro components
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed 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 September 26, 2026

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