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Perplexity Pro does 3 jobs: web search answers, chat assistant, chat with your documents. Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.
Open-source alternatives to Perplexity Pro that run locally, allow commercial use and need no paid API include AnythingLLM (chat assistant and chat with your documents; MIT; runs on CPU). LibreChat and Open WebUI cover all 3 Perplexity Pro jobs.
All-in-one desktop or Docker app to chat with your documents using local or cloud LLMs, with agents and a built-in vector database.
Self-hosted ChatGPT-style interface for many AI providers, with agents, MCP, file chat, web search and multi-user auth.
Self-hosted AI chat platform for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, with RAG over your files, web search and multi-user admin.
Self-hosted AI answering engine that searches the web through SearxNG and answers with cited sources using local or cloud LLMs.
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Yes. Vane (formerly Perplexica), Open WebUI, AnythingLLM and LibreChat are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. Open WebUI and LibreChat cover every job we list for Perplexity Pro; the others cover only part of it, so check which job you need.
Yes, with Open WebUI (Custom licence), LibreChat (MIT) and Vane (formerly Perplexica) (MIT). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.
Yes, with Open WebUI (Custom licence), AnythingLLM (MIT) and LibreChat (MIT). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.
Confirmed: AnythingLLM, LibreChat and Vane (formerly Perplexica). With conditions: Open WebUI. This is not legal advice; read each licence.
LibreChat and Open WebUI cover every job we list for Perplexity Pro.