#44th of 5 in Search
Vane
Self-hosted answer engine with cited sources over SearXNG
- Stars
- 37.2k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
- Last release
- Apr 2026
Overview
Next.js answer engine (formerly Perplexica) that runs searches through a bundled SearXNG instance, then answers with citations using Ollama, OpenAI-compatible servers, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or Groq models. Offers Speed, Balanced and Quality modes, web, discussion and academic sources, image and video search, file uploads and a search API. One container on port 3000; a slim image uses your own SearXNG.
Who it is for: Self-hosters replacing Perplexity with local models
Strengths
- Single Docker image bundles SearXNG; no search API key needed
- Local models via Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible server, plus cloud providers
- Browser search-engine shortcut via /?q=%s and a REST search API
- Slim image works with an existing SearXNG (JSON format and Wolfram Alpha enabled)
Weaknesses
- No authentication yet; listed as an upcoming feature
- Own-SearXNG setups must enable JSON output and Wolfram Alpha or searches fail
- Tavily and Exa search backends are marked coming soon
- Ollama on Linux must listen on 0.0.0.0 for the container to reach it
What it needs
- no GPU
- Docker + Compose
- Needs SearXNG (bundled in the default image), LLM provider (Ollama, OpenAI-compatible server or cloud API)
- Models: Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Groq
- port 3000
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| 1 | MorphicSearch engine that answers with citations and renders rich inline components | 70 out of 100 |
| 2 | Local Deep ResearchAgentic research assistant with local LLMs, SearXNG and encrypted libraries | 65 out of 100 |
| 3 | GPT ResearcherResearch agent that writes cited reports from web and local documents | 64 out of 100 |
| #5 | MAESTROMulti-agent research platform that writes long reports from documents and web | 30 out of 100 |