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QAnything vs Kotaemon: catalog facts
QAnything	Kotaemon
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
One-command startup with Docker Compose Compose files for Linux, macOS and Windows	Chat with your own documents through a web interface Works with local or hosted language models
Last major version was 2.0 in 2024 Requires Docker and enough local resources to run the stack	Needs a server or local setup rather than a simple installer Answer quality depends on the model you connect
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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