Free alternatives to Perplexity
These open-source projects do a similar job for free, though most need more setup.
- Get an AI second brain for your notes and the web★ 38kstarskhoj by khoj-ai · Free alternative to Perplexity, Notion AISome setupSelf-hosted appHealthy
- Get a detailed research report on any topic★ 30.5kstarsgpt-researcher by assafelovic · Free alternative to ChatGPT Deep Research, PerplexitySome setupSelf-hosted appHealthy
- Research and write with a private NotebookLM alternative★ 16.8kstarsSurfSense by MODSetter · Free alternative to NotebookLM, PerplexitySome setupSelf-hosted appHealthy