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PrivateGPTMaxKB
Free

Free to run yourself from the public repository.

 Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Document question answering (RAG) on local models
  • Works with any OpenAI-compatible inference server
  • Self-hosted, so documents stay on your own server
  • Combines RAG knowledge bases with agent building
  • Aimed at developers; requires setting up a separate inference server
  • Mainly an API layer rather than a finished desktop app
  • Needs a server and a language model to run
  • Aimed at organisations, more than individuals
Self-hosted 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
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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