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Vane
Private Perplexity-style AI search with cited sources. Formerly Perplexica.
Free facts
- Free tier
- Free and open source when self-hosted (MIT)
- Card required
- No
- Your data
- Your server
- Setup
- Install & self-host
- The catch
- Needs your own AI API key or a local model via Ollama
Last checked Oct 30, 2026
Free facts from docs
- Level
- Basic
- Paid service
- Optional: Ollama (free local models) or your own OpenAI/Claude/Groq key
- Helps you
- Search the web and get cited answers from AI models you run yourself
Read from the official docs: github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Vane#readme
About Vane
Private Perplexity-style AI search with cited sources. Formerly Perplexica.
- License
- MIT
- Category
- Small Business
- Source
- ItzCrazyKns/Vane
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