Khoj

Your AI second brain. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI.

Maintained Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 73 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
38.1k
Forks
2.6k
Open issues & PRs
170
Last commit
2026-08-02
Latest release
2.0.0-beta.28
2026-03-26
Commits (12 mo)
73
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
AGPL-3.0
Language / platform
Python, Docker

Maintenance health: Maintained

Last commit within the past 12 months. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 73 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run Khoj yourself

  • RAM: ~8 GB server (4 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes
  • local models need lots of RAM or a GPU; API-backed frontends need far less

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr8 GB$40Deploy →
DigitalOcean8 GB$48Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)8 GB$48Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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