Vane: open-source self-hosted AI search engine, a Perplexity you control

abhishek__AI · x · 2026-10-26

Vane is a new 100% open-source AI search engine you can self-host, pitched as Perplexity with infrastructure you control: multiple model providers, file upload and Q&A, a speed-vs-research-quality toggle, and web, academic and discussion search. Screenshots show step-by-step research progress, source citations and per-source cards.

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