Apps and SaaS
Local Deep Research
~95% on SimpleQA (e.g. Qwen3.6-27B on a 3090). Supports all local and cloud LLMs (llama.cpp, Ollama, Google, ...). 10+ search engines - arXiv, PubMed, your private documents.
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About Local Deep Research
Local Deep Research is a Python tool that achieves ~95% on SimpleQA using models like Qwen3.6-27B on a 3090. It supports all local and cloud LLMs (llama.cpp, Ollama, Google) and integrates 10+ search engines including arXiv, PubMed, and private documents. All processing is local and encrypted.
Best for
Researchers who need private, high-accuracy deep research with local control
Use cases
- Conduct literature reviews across arXiv and PubMed
- Analyze private documents with encrypted local processing
- Run deep research queries using any local or cloud LLM
Notes
8,273 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- High accuracy on SimpleQA benchmark (~95%)
- Supports a wide range of LLMs and search engines
- Local and encrypted for privacy
Cons
- Requires a powerful GPU (e.g., 3090) for top performance
- Setup may be complex for non-technical users
- Resource-intensive for large-scale research
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 886
- GitHub stars
- 9,417
- Open issues
- 1,042
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 8
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Health and security
Is Local Deep Research looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
75 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 8 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | Not counted | The latest check has no issue response reading (fewer than 3 measured issues, or issues switched off) |
| Maintainer | 0 of 15 | Owned by a single user |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
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