BYOAIK — Bring Your Own AI Key: a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Khoj

Open-source, self-hostable AI second brain that chats with your documents and the web.

Website Source code

Category:

Knowledge Management

Pricing:

Open Source

Open source:

Yes (AGPL-3.0)

Self-hostable:

Yes

Local-first:

Yes

Platforms:

Web, Desktop, Mobile, Self-hosted, Docker

AI providers (bring your own key):

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Ollama, Custom / OpenAI-compatible

API key storage:

Stored locally on device

Key risk level:

LOW

Trust score:

90/100

Khoj is an open-source (AGPL-3.0), self-hostable personal AI application that lets you chat with LLMs grounded in your own documents and online sources, and build custom agents. It is accessible via web, desktop, mobile, an Obsidian plugin, an Emacs package, and WhatsApp. Self-hosting users bring their own provider API keys: the admin panel and environment variables accept OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, and GEMINI_API_KEY, plus a configurable OpenAI-compatible API base URL that points Khoj at Ollama, LMStudio, LiteLLM, vLLM, Hugging Face, OpenRouter, and any other OpenAI-compatible endpoint. A managed cloud version is also offered.

How your API key is handled

Your API key is stored locally on your device. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider. Because it can be self-hosted, your key never has to touch a third-party backend.

Setup

Open settings, paste your provider API key, choose a model, and start — the key stays on your device.