Vane is an AI-powered answering engine.
Answers questions from SearxNG search results with cited sources, on any model provider.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 37k
- Latest
- v1.12.2
- Last push
- 2026-09-01
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Perplexity
AI answer engine that searches the web and answers questions with cited sources. A closed product from Perplexity AI.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vane | Partial | 37k | MIT | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v1.12.2 | 2026-09-01 |
| GPT Researcher | Partial | 30k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | v3.7.0 | 2026-10-01 |
| Scira | Partial | 12k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | none | 2026-08-12 |
| Local Deep Research | Partial | 9.2k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Python | v1.10.7 | 2026-10-06 |
| Morphic | Partial | 9.2k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | v1.7.0 | 2026-10-04 |
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An autonomous agent that conducts deep research on any data using any LLM providers
A research agent that writes cited reports from web and local sources.
- Language
- Python
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 30k
- Latest
- v3.7.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-01
Scira (Formerly MiniPerplx) is a minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet and cites it too. Powered by Vercel AI SDK!
A minimal answer engine that cites web, academic and social search results.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 12k
- Last push
- 2026-08-12
~95% on SimpleQA (e.g. Qwen3.6-27B on a 3090). Supports all local and cloud LLMs (llama.cpp, Ollama, Google, ...). 10+ search engines - arXiv, PubMed, your private documents. Everything Local & Encrypted.
Iterative research over web and local document search, with local models if you want.
An AI-powered search engine with a generative UI
An answer engine with a generative UI over web search results.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 9.2k
- Latest
- v1.7.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-04
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About Perplexity
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- Perplexity AI