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    ItzCrazyKns/Vane

    Vane is an AI-powered answering engine.

    ai-agents
    ai
    llm
    machine-learning
    ai-search-engine
    answering-engine
    artificial-intelligence
    open-source-ai-search-engine
    perplexica
    TypeScript
    MIT
    38.0K stars
    4.2K forks
    38.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 205 days ago, with 48 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #16 in the weekly ranking the week of Sep 21, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an AI-powered search engine that understands queries and delivers refined answers with cited sources using advanced machine learning and local LLMs.
    • Ensures up-to-date, privacy-focused search results by integrating SearxNG metasearch and reranking sources without relying on static data indexes.
    • Use for integrating a customizable AI search engine into applications via its API to enhance query answering capabilities.
    • Use for academic research by leveraging its Academic Search Mode to find relevant articles and papers efficiently.
    • Use for multimedia content discovery by utilizing YouTube Search Mode to locate videos matching specific queries.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    Perplexica is an open-source AI-powered searching tool or an AI-powered search engine that goes deep into the internet to find answers. Inspired by Perplexity AI, it's an open-source option that not just searches the web but understands your questions. It uses advanced machine learning algorithms like similarity searching and embeddings to refine results and provides clear answers with sources cited.

    Using SearxNG to stay current and fully open source, Perplexica ensures you always get the most up-to-date information without compromising your privacy.

    Want to know more about its architecture and how it works? You can read it here.

    It has many more features like image and video search. Some of the planned features are mentioned in upcoming features.

    Excerpt from the ItzCrazyKns/Vane README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 15: +92Sep 16: +71Oct 9: +14

    +1,857 stars over 83 days across 11 snapshot days; best day +92 on Sep 15.

    Forks

    4.2K+229

    Open issues

    377+31

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