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PrivateGPT vs RAGFlow: catalog facts
PrivateGPT	RAGFlow
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	Ingestion pipeline for many document and data formats Hybrid vector and full-text search with re-ranking
Aimed at developers; requires setting up a separate inference server Mainly an API layer rather than a finished desktop app	Server setup is more involved than a desktop chat app Geared toward teams and 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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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