Kagi
Paid, ad-free search engine with an AI assistant.
Best valueFree plan
- Best for
- Ad-free private search
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web
- Made by
- Kagi Inc.
What’s good
- No ads and no tracking, you are the customer
- Ultimate includes Claude, GPT-6, Gemini 4 Argon and more
- Unlimited searches from $10 a month
Downsides
- No real free plan, only a 100-search trial
- Research mode needs the $25 Ultimate plan
The details.
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Kagi Inc.
- Website
- kagi.com
Should you use it?
Yes: it is our best value pick for ai search. $10 a month for unlimited ad-free search with AI answers.
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for ai search is Vane (formerly Perplexica).