Project Ideas

1 ideas · Build and monetize with open source

Self-Hosted Perplexity

~1 week

An AI search engine you own — searches the web, reads the results, and gives you a sourced answer.

Free Alternatives

Build an AI-powered search: user asks a question → search the web (SearXNG or Brave API) → fetch top 5 results → read and extract key info → synthesize an answer with inline citations. Deploy with Docker. Use any LLM (local via Ollama or API). The key differentiator vs Perplexity: self-hosted, private, no usage limits.

Monetization

Self-hosted: free/open source. Managed hosting: $19/mo.

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