Khoj

Spec sheet

What it does

Khoj is a personal AI that answers questions using shared files and information from the public internet.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Integrations

Documented interfaces include the web app, desktop app, Emacs, Obsidian, and WhatsApp.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Mobile apps

NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Privacy

Self-hosting can keep data on the user's device, and the privacy page says Khoj does not sell data or use it to train models.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Founded

2021Read 28 Sep 2026 · khoj.dev

Company

The maker identifies itself as Khoj Inc.; its site describes the team as building applied AI software.Read 11 Oct 2026 · khoj.dev

Automations

Khoj can run scheduled queries and email the resulting research, including custom newsletters and news summaries.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Cloud service

Khoj Cloud was shut down on April 15, 2026; Khoj remains open source and can still be self-hosted.Read 11 Oct 2026 · app.khoj.dev

Code execution

Khoj can generate and run simple Python code for tasks such as data analysis, plots, and reports.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Custom agents

Users can configure agents with custom system prompts, and server hosts can make agents available to all users.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Documents

Khoj can work with PDF, plaintext, Markdown, org-mode, Word, and Notion files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

External model data

The privacy page says relevant indexed data may be sent as chat context to OpenAI when using an OpenAI model.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

File uploads

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Image generation

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Search and chat

Khoj supports natural-language search, incremental search, and chat with online or offline AI models.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Self-hosted email setup

Self-hosted users need to configure Resend and authentication for Khoj to send automation emails.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Telemetry

Khoj says it collects anonymized usage telemetry, does not log IP addresses or upload personal data to PostHog, and lets self-hosters opt out.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Web search

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · docs.khoj.dev

Plans and prices

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