dzhng/deep-research alternatives

fully local iterative web research and report writing with LangChain

Fully local web research and report writing assistant

supports any LLM via SSE/MCP for model flexibility

Use any LLMs (Large Language Models) for Deep Research. Support SSE API and MCP server.

built on OpenAI Agents SDK, choose if you are in that ecosystem

An implementation of iterative deep research using the OpenAI Agents SDK

multi-agent LangGraph system with credibility scoring and citations

Multi-agent autonomous research system using LangGraph and LangChain. Generates citation-backed reports with credibility scoring and web search

local-first with verifiable multi-step workflows, good for self-hosted models

Cerno is a local-first research platform that leverages agentic AI to break down complex queries into verifiable, multi-step workflows. Switch seamlessly between cloud LLMs and self-hosted models, track every reasoning step, and optimize cost and tokens—all while keeping your data on your machine.

framework with progressive search and cross-evaluation, built-in validation

A deep research framework based on progressive search and cross-evaluation.

mature Apache-2.0 deep research agent with broad LLM support

An autonomous agent that conducts deep research on any data using any LLM providers

leading open-source deep research agent, strong performance under Apache-2.0

Tongyi Deep Research, the Leading Open-source Deep Research Agent

optimized for complex research and prediction tasks, high BrowseComp score

MiroThinker is a deep research agent optimized for complex research and prediction tasks. Our latest models, MiroThinker-1.7, achieves 74.0 and 75.3 on the BrowseComp and BrowseComp Zh, respectively.

simple OSS version of OpenAI Deep Research, minimal implementation

Deeper Seeker is an simpler OSS version of OpenAI's latest Deep Research feature in ChatGPT.It is an agentic research tool to reason , create multi step tasks , synthesize data from multiple online resources and create neat reports

knowledge curation system that researches and writes full reports with citations

An LLM-powered knowledge curation system that researches a topic and generates a full-length report with citations.

focused on searching private data rather than the open web

Open Source Deep Research Alternative to Reason and Search on Private Data. Written in Python.

archived predecessor, only if you need the exact historical LangChain implementation

personal AI superintelligence app with deep-research capability, not a swap-in library

Your Personal AI super intelligence. A brain that builds a local-first memory of your life, a fantastic orchestrator of agent fleets and workflows, and a deep researcher.

self-hostable AI second brain app with deep research feature, not a code-level library

Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free.

private AI platform with deep research as a feature, ships as an app/platform

Private AI platform for agents, assistants and enterprise search. Built-in Agent Builder, Deep research, Document analysis, Multi-model support, and API connectivity for agents.