Open Source Perplexity AlternativesTop AI Chatbots & AI Writing Tools like Perplexity

The best open source alternative to Perplexity is Scira. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Perplexity and 11 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Perplexity are Qwen, Morphic, Z.ai and Assistral.

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  1. Scira icon

    Scira

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    Scira (Formerly MiniPerplx) is a minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet. Powered by Vercel AI SDK! Search with models like Grok 2.0.

    13 Scira alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    Best alternative since it also focused on search results. Other mainstream AI chatbots are more focused on the actual response and less on the "search engine" aspect.

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    • Scira is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Perplexity.

    • Scira is the most popular Open Source alternative to Perplexity.

    • Scira is Freemium and Open SourcePerplexity is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Morphic

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    Morphic it's a fully open-source AI-powered answer engine with a generative UI. Built with Vercel AI SDK, it delivers awesome streaming results.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Z.ai icon

    Z.ai

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    Z.ai is an AI-powered conversational platform developed by Zhipu AI, designed to provide intelligent, natural, and context-aware interactions. It leverages Zhipu’s advanced large language models (GLM series) to support tasks such as answering questions, generating content...

    13 Z.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Assistral icon

    Assistral

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    Assistral is a simple WebView wrapper for Mistral Le Chat. It blocks all URLs which are not essential for functioning.

    17 Assistral alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     

  7. Perplexica

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    Perplexica is an open-source AI-powered searching tool or an AI-powered search engine that goes deep into the internet to find answers. Inspired by Perplexity AI, it's an open-source option that not just searches the web but understands your questions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. Simplexity icon

    Simplexity

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    The non-nonsense simple desktop app for Perplexity AI. It's just work, no magic, no tray, no scripts injected and nothing obfuscated.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Simplexity is the most popular Linux alternative to Perplexity.

    • Simplexity is Free and Open SourcePerplexity is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. xPrivo icon

    xPrivo

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    xPrivo is a free, open-source, private AI chat assistant that focuses entirely on keeping you anonymous while helping tackle your most complex questions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Tencent Yuanbao icon

    Tencent Yuanbao

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    Tencent Yuanbao is an AI-powered platform developed by Tencent that provides researchers, developers, and enthusiasts with tools to simulate, experiment with, and interact with large language models. It offers simplified transformer-based LLM simulations designed to make complex...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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  12. Fireplexity icon

    Fireplexity

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    Blazing-fast AI search engine with real-time citations, streaming responses, and live data powered by Firecrawl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  13. Findto icon

    Findto

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    Findto is an open source, decentralized search assistant. Search on AI, Web, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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