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SurfSense vs LocalGPT: catalog facts
SurfSense	LocalGPT
Free Free and open source to self-host.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Can run air-gapped with your data kept private Answers questions over your own documents and connected sources	Documents and queries stay on your own machine Hybrid vector and full-text search with reranking
Requires setting up and maintaining your own server Fast pace of change can mean frequent updates	No packaged releases; you set it up from source Requires Ollama and enough hardware for local models
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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