AI assistants and search

Aight alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

khoj-ai/khoj36,358AGPL-3.0Self-hostable AI platform with agent building, multi-model support, and a web UI for interacting with agents.Open on GitHub arc53/DocsGPT18,198MITPrivate AI platform offering agents, assistant builder, multi-model support, and a web UI for document and agent workflows.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

App Store distribution and associated polish (code signing, review, platform UX)
Polished multi-device sync and account management
Built-in encrypted Channels relay service (would need to implement or rely on third-party)

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Aight, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.