PrivateGPT vs Perplexity

FeaturePrivateGPTPerplexity
CategoryChat InterfacesAI Search
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars55,000—
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ Document Q&A
  • ✓ 100% private
  • ✓ Local inference
  • ✓ RAG
  • ✓ Multi-format
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Tags
privacyragdocumentsopen-source
searchresearchcitationswebapi