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Undermind vs Local Deep Research: catalog facts
Undermind	Local Deep Research
Freemium Free sign-up, with paid and enterprise plans.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub; cloud model providers may charge.
Web	Self-hosted
Reads full texts and figures, not only abstracts Follows citation trails to find related papers	Works with local models or cloud providers Searches arXiv, PubMed and more than ten other sources
Hosted service that requires an account Focused on scientific literature rather than general search	Good results with local models need a capable GPU Self-hosting setup is more involved than a hosted service
Web application	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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