Khoj ai by khoj-ai
Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. 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 (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free.
About Khoj ai
From the project's README at github.com/khoj-ai/khoj. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/actions/workflows/test.yml) [](https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/pkgs/container/khoj) [](https://pypi.org/project/khoj/) [](https://discord.gg/BDgyabRM6e)
Docs • Web • App • Discord • Blog New Meet Pipali - our open-source AI coworker that runs on your computer. [Read](https://blog.khoj.dev/posts
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 34k | github.com/khoj-ai/khoj |
| GitHub forks | 2.2k | github.com/khoj-ai/khoj |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.7 years | since Aug 2021 |
| Last commit | 1 months ago | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 173 | last: 1 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2025-69207. What people say on Hacker News
Replaces these paid SaaS
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Ready to self-host Khoj ai?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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