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SurfSenseKhoj
Free

Free and open source to self-host.

 Freemium

Free to self-host; the hosted service has free and paid plans.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Can run air-gapped with your data kept private
  • Answers questions over your own documents and connected sources
  • Searches and chats over your own documents
  • Works with local or remote language models
  • Requires setting up and maintaining your own server
  • Fast pace of change can mean frequent updates
  • Self-hosting takes some setup work
  • The company now spreads its effort across several products
Self-hosted Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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