Khoj
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An AGPL-licensed assistant for searching and chatting with notes and documents, available through self-hosting or a separately governed cloud service. No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
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Decision notes
Official-document research
Based on the cited documentation. We did not use the product, purchase a plan, or run quality, speed or reliability tests in this review.
Consider it for
- Operators able to choose models, host infrastructure and comply with AGPL.
Choose another approach if
- Users expecting the cloud AUP to permit confidential uploads without agreement.
- Deployments needing a verified current hosted quote or zero-maintenance setup.
Pricing and conditions
Current terms unconfirmed
AGPL source permissions do not include free hardware, model inference, storage or third-party APIs. The existing freemium category is not a verified cloud quote. The cloud Cover Page sets a one-month subscription, monthly invoicing, payment five days after the period and at least 30 days' non-renewal notice; it says fees include taxes. Actual tier amounts, currency, regional rates, seats, quotas and overages were not established. A separately signed Cover Page can control. Budget self-hosting and external-model charges separately from hosted fees.
Pricing source read:
Pricing or terms sourceCode, model and service licensing
Khoj source is AGPLv3: redistribution carries notice/source obligations, and a modified network version must offer Corresponding Source to remote users under section 13. That licence does not cover third-party model weights, hosted entitlements or all generated content automatically. Fully local embeddings/offline chat differ from online models; self-hosted anonymous telemetry can be disabled. The cloud AUP says not to upload personal or confidential information, and its email retention is indefinite for security, despite deletion of non-essential data. These are cloud conditions, not additional AGPL restrictions on self-hosted software. Complete cloud input/output commercial and training rights were not established from the incorporated standard agreement.
Basis and limits of the recorded score
The existing 4.4 score is retained; its original scoring evidence is unavailable. This documentation review did not measure performance or compare products and did not re-score it.
Overview
Khoj connects document retrieval with conversation, agents and scheduled tasks. Its documentation describes local and online models and a self-hosted route alongside the managed service. Fully local embeddings plus offline chat can keep the relevant processing local; selecting an online model can send document context outside the installation. The company site also lists Pipali and OpenPaper as separate projects, which does not prove a shared codebase or a Khoj shutdown. Cloud terms and source licensing must be evaluated separately.
Sources
The factual claims in this review were read from the pages below. Each date is when an editor last opened the source, not when the product changed.
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Pros / Cons
Pros
- Inspectable source and a documented self-hosting path.
- Model choice allows different data-flow configurations.
Cons
- Infrastructure, model and network-source obligations remain the operator's work.
- Cloud AUP restricts personal/confidential uploads and retains email indefinitely.
Who it's for
Search and discuss authorized notes in an appropriately configured deployment.
Review the local-versus-cloud route before importing sensitive material.
Bottom line
Consider self-hosted Khoj if you can manage its models and AGPL obligations; do not transfer offline privacy claims to the managed cloud.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Khoj currently available?
No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
What is Khoj?
Khoj is a Conversational AI tool developed by Khoj Labs. An AGPL-licensed assistant for searching and chatting with notes and documents, available through self-hosting or a separately governed cloud service.
What costs and terms should I check for Khoj?
AGPL source permissions do not include free hardware, model inference, storage or third-party APIs. The existing freemium category is not a verified cloud quote. The cloud Cover Page sets a one-month subscription, monthly invoicing, payment five days after the period and at least 30 days' non-renewal notice; it says fees include taxes. Actual tier amounts, currency, regional rates, seats, quotas and overages were not established. A separately signed Cover Page can control. Budget self-hosting and external-model charges separately from hosted fees.
Is Khoj open source?
Khoj source is AGPLv3: redistribution carries notice/source obligations, and a modified network version must offer Corresponding Source to remote users under section 13. That licence does not cover third-party model weights, hosted entitlements or all generated content automatically. Fully local embeddings/offline chat differ from online models; self-hosted anonymous telemetry can be disabled. The cloud AUP says not to upload personal or confidential information, and its email retention is indefinite for security, despite deletion of non-essential data. These are cloud conditions, not additional AGPL restrictions on self-hosted software. Complete cloud input/output commercial and training rights were not established from the incorporated standard agreement.
What are the best alternatives to Khoj?
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Basic Info
- Pricing
- Freemium
AGPL source permissions do not include free hardware, model inference, storage or third-party APIs. The existing freemium category is not a verified cloud quote. The cloud Cover Page sets a one-month subscription, monthly invoicing, payment five days after the period and at least 30 days' non-renewal notice; it says fees include taxes. Actual tier amounts, currency, regional rates, seats, quotas and overages were not established. A separately signed Cover Page can control. Budget self-hosting and external-model charges separately from hosted fees.
- Editorial score
- ★ 4.4 / 5 How we score
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