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Khoj vs OpenClaw

A side-by-side comparison of Khoj and OpenClaw, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.

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Khoj

Research

AI second brain that chats with your docs and the web, local or hosted.

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OpenClaw

Assistant

Local-first personal AI assistant you run on your own devices, on any platform.

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At a glance

Feature comparison of Khoj and OpenClaw
AttributeKhojOpenClaw
Category (differs)ResearchAssistant
Pricing (differs)FREEMIUMBYO KEY
License (differs)Open coreOpen source
Deployment (differs)HybridSelf-host
Platforms (differs)Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, LinuxmacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, CLI
Model support (differs)Multi-modelBYO key / model
Vendor (differs)Khoj AIOpenClaw Foundation

The honest brief

Khoj

AGPL second brain that lives inside Obsidian, Emacs, desktop and mobile — self-host over your own notes and the web.

  • AGPL-3.0 licensed, self-hostable
  • Searches local docs plus the web
  • Custom agents and scheduled automations
  • Self-hosting takes setup effort
  • AGPL license can deter commercial use
  • Smaller team than big assistants
  • Cloud tier needed for zero-setup use

OpenClaw

Self-hosted assistant run from WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack/Discord — one of the few that also runs on iOS and Android.

  • Free to self-host on your own devices
  • Controlled from common chat apps
  • Gateway control plane, onboarding wizard
  • BYO model key, no vendor lock-in
  • Self-host setup required
  • BYO key means separate model costs
  • Young project, evolving fast
  • Smaller community than hosted assistants
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