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Perplexica

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Search the web and gather answers with an AI-assisted research interface.

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What you can use it for

Search the web and gather answers with an AI-assisted research interface.

  • Full web-search grounding with cited references and sources.
  • Multiple search focus modes (academic, writing, YouTube, web).
  • Completely self-hosted and private.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes

Open-source AI-powered search engine that queries the live web, extracts content, and synthesizes answers with citations without a $20/month subscription.

Before you switch

Requires running SearXNG as the underlying meta-search engine and an LLM backend (local or API). Lacks Perplexity’s proprietary multi-source scraping speed and polished mobile apps.

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