Scira
Minimalist open-source AI search engine with inline citations
Overview
Scira, formerly MiniPerplx, is a minimalist, open-source (AGPL-3.0) AI search engine that breaks a question into sub-tasks, searches live sources and returns grounded answers with inline citations. Built on the Vercel AI SDK, it can use models like Grok, Claude and DeepSeek. It is aimed at developers and privacy-minded users who want a self-hostable Perplexity alternative.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 4 Jun 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
ASEAN Perspective
Scira in Southeast Asia
ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).
Scira is a clean, well-executed open-source take on AI search: it cites its sources, it is self-hostable, and being AGPL-licensed it is a transparent alternative to closed engines like Perplexity. For developers who want to run their own cited-answer search or learn how one is built, it is a great reference.
As a largely solo/community project it depends on third-party model and search APIs, so the hosted version's reliability and freshness trail the funded incumbents, and there is no formal product API. It is best valued as an open, hackable search engine rather than an enterprise service.
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