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Metaso AI Search vs Scira: catalog facts
Metaso AI Search	Scira
Free The homepage says it is free to use.	Free Free to self-host; you supply your own AI model and search API keys.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
No ads in search results Structured answers instead of a list of links	Cited answers from web search Docker and docker-compose files for self-hosting
Interface in Chinese only Few details on sources and data handling on the homepage	Needs external AI model and search API keys Self-hosting requires some technical setup
Web application	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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