What is the difference to a self-hosted version of: https://github.com/searxng/searxng ?
The difference is that there is less noise from other users as it is limited to Mullvad subscribers, and there is presumably a smaller user base.
Otherwise, there is probably little to no difference, considering that Searxes are not used by many in the same vein.
However, self-hosting is the equivalent of directly using the search engine under your own IP, just without javascript. There is no noise from other users looking up unrelated queries.