Aleph Alpha (Kolibri, PhariaAI) vs LightOn
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
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EU-hosted enterprise search and document AI over your own files
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.6 / 10 | 6.1 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Contact |
| Free tier | Kolibri-1 open weights free to download and use under Apache 2.0 on Hugging Face; the platform, API and services are quoted | 15-day API test access with no commitment; no permanent plan without charge is currently published |
| Paid from | Quoted on request, no price list is published | Custom quote: annual LightOn Suite licence plus usage; prices withdrawn Oct 2026 |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
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| Founded | 2019 | 2016 |
| Maker | — | — |
| Verdict | Aleph Alpha sells control rather than benchmark leadership: models and a platform that German public bodies, defence and regulated industry can run on infrastructure they own. Kolibri, released in October 2026 with Apach... |
LightOn is mid-pivot, and this page should be read that way. After a new chief executive arrived in July 2026, the company dropped generalist Paradigm positioning for document search: LightOn Core ingests messy files suc... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.