Open Source · RAG
Private GPT
Interact with your documents using the power of GPT, 100% privately, no data leaks
Our verdict
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From the listing
About Private GPT
Private GPT is a Python application that lets you query your own documents using GPT models while keeping all data local. It runs entirely on your machine with no data sent to external servers, using local LLMs and embeddings to process documents privately.
Best for
Teams handling confidential documents who need privacy guarantees over speed
Use cases
- Chat with proprietary documents without cloud exposure
- Build document Q&A systems for sensitive data
- Prototype RAG applications with local inference
Notes
57,218 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-02-26. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Zero data leaves your machine, no external API calls
- Works with local open-source models, no vendor lock-in
- Active community project with 57k+ stars
Cons
- Requires significant local compute resources for model inference
- Performance slower than cloud-based GPT APIs
- Setup and dependency management more complex than managed services
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 1.0.1 (released 18 June 2026)
- GitHub stars
- 57,541
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Stars and usage
How Private GPT is growing
57,218 to 57,541
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Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubOfficial
- github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry
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Changelog
What changed
Released 1.0.1
Released 1.0.0
Released 1.0.0-rc7
Released 1.0.0-rc6
Released 0.6.2
Released 0.6.1
Released 0.6.0
Released 0.5.0
Released 0.4.0
Released 0.3.0
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