Perplexica
Open-source AI-powered search engine
Perplexica is an open-source AI-powered answer engine that searches the web and uses language models to provide sourced answers. It can run fully self-hosted alongside SearXNG and local LLMs.
Key features
- AI answers with cited sources
- Works with local LLMs
- Multiple focus modes
- Uses SearXNG as a backend
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Private alternative to AI search
- Pluggable with Ollama
Trade-offs
- Quality depends on chosen LLM
Perplexica replaces
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