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Kotaemon

An open chat-with-your-documents app you can hand to non-developers.

Data and RAG

An open chat-with-your-documents app you can hand to non-developers. Built by Cinnamon.

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Common questions

Is Kotaemon free to use?

Kotaemon is open source and free to run yourself. You still pay whichever model provider you point it at, and this tutorial is free with no signup.

Do I need to know Python to use Kotaemon?

Basic Python is enough. Functions, dictionaries and imports cover most of what Kotaemon asks of you.

When should I not use Kotaemon?

When something else in data and rag fits the job better. The others in that group are listed below.

Lessons for Kotaemon are being written. Meanwhile the APIs for AI tutorial covers the same ground: state, tools, loops, memory and human approval. Most of it carries straight over.

Start the APIs for AI tutorial →