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Metaso AI Search vs Vane (formerly Perplexica): catalog facts
Metaso AI Search	Vane (formerly Perplexica)
Free The homepage says it is free to use.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
No ads in search results Structured answers instead of a list of links	Supports fully local LLMs through Ollama for private searches Cites sources alongside generated answers
Interface in Chinese only Few details on sources and data handling on the homepage	Requires running your own search and model infrastructure Renamed from Perplexica, which may cause confusion for existing users
Web application	Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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