Kagi
Kagi is a paid, ad-free search engine with no tracking that can block, raise or lower websites in results and build custom lenses. Kagi Assistant adds AI answers when a search ends with a question mark, and plans run from a 100-search trial to unlimited search with premium AI models.
#14 in AI AssistantsAI Search EnginesFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
People who want ad-free search and are happy to pay
Power users who like to tune which sites rank
Not for
Anyone who wants free unlimited search
People who only want an AI chat app
Free plan$0
Starter$5/mo
Professional$10/mo
Ultimate$25/mo
Features
Ad-free private search
No ads, no tracking, and no noise; funded entirely by direct subscriptions rather than advertisers.
Personalized results
Block, raise or lower any website in the results, and create lenses that focus searches on chosen sites.
Kagi Assistant
AI answers in Quick mode on Starter and Professional, with Research mode and flagship models on Ultimate.
Fair pricing policy
In a month when the plan goes unused, Kagi automatically credits that month back to the account.
What users say
Pros
- Search results are clean, relevant, and free of junk or search engine optimization spam.
- Sites can be blocked, raised or lowered so junk never shows up.
- Ending a search with ? gives an AI answer built on real results.
- Direct results are on par with Google, making the default switch easy.
- Question-mark quick answers are accurate, fast, and keep clickable results instead of a chat thread.
Cons
- Results lately miss pages, return blanks or stop after two pages.
- Pricing plans bundle AI features into search tiers, reducing value when only basic web search is needed.
- Kagi Assistant can take minutes to respond and produces increasingly unreliable answers.
- Search bugs and requested fixes linger unaddressed while development attention shifts toward side projects.
A selection of the review sources we used:
Summarized from public user reviews and community discussions. View details
Global Traffic Rank
Top 100k
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