Kagi

Paid, ad-free search engine you can tune by blocking, boosting and lowering domains.

Verified facts: 5 of 5
Alternatives ranked: 5
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About Kagi

Kagi is a subscription search engine with no ads and no tracking, funded entirely by its users. Because nobody is paying to be in front of you, it can let you shape results: block sites you never want to see, raise ones you trust, use Lenses to search only forums or academic sources, and hide AI-generated slop. It mixes results from its own small-web index with major providers, and adds Kagi Assistant, a chat interface to many large language models, on higher plans. There is a free trial capped at 100 searches; paid plans range from a limited Starter tier to unlimited Professional and an Ultimate plan with premium AI models, plus family and team plans. Kagi also makes the Orion browser for macOS and iOS. It runs in any browser. The main barrier is simply paying for something most people get free, and its index is not as deep as Google's for local results.

Best for: Heavy searchers willing to pay for ad-free, customisable results.

What works

No ads and no tracking, funded only by subscriptions
Block, boost or lower any domain in your results
Lenses and AI assistant for focused research

Why people leave

Monthly subscription for something most engines give away
Free trial is limited to 100 searches
Local and maps results lag Google

Top Kagi alternatives

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1
Brave Search
Free, private and independent, with a paid ad-free tier if you want one.
66.5
2
DuckDuckGo
Free private search if paying for search doesn't feel worth it.
62.6
3
Perplexity
For people who mainly used Kagi's Assistant and want deeper AI research.
59.6
4
Startpage
Free Google-sourced results without tracking.
57.2
5
SearXNG
Self-hosted metasearch you control completely, at no subscription cost.
55.3

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Kagi: common questions

Is Kagi free?

No, Kagi is a paid product. Starting price: $5/month (300 searches) (checked on Kagi's own site).

Is Kagi open source?

No, Kagi is not open source. Open-source alternatives include SearXNG.

What platforms does Kagi run on?

Kagi is available for Web, iOS and Android.

What are the best alternatives to Kagi?

The highest-ranked Kagi alternatives right now are Brave Search, DuckDuckGo and Perplexity. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Kagi facts

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Free trial: 100 searches; Checked Oct 25, 2026kagi.com(opens source in a new tab); “The trial plan has a limit of 100 searches and 100 interactions with Kagi Assistant.”
Starting price: $5/month (300 searches); Checked Oct 25, 2026kagi.com(opens source in a new tab); “Starter 300 searches $5 /mo”
Unlimited plan: $10/month (Professional); Checked Oct 25, 2026kagi.com(opens source in a new tab); “Professional Unlimited searches $10 /mo”
Founded: 2018, Palo Alto; Checked Oct 25, 2026help.kagi.com(opens source in a new tab); “Kagi (pronounced kah-gee) was founded in 2018 by Vladimir Prelovac in Palo Alto, CA.”
Unused months: Credited automatically; Checked Oct 25, 2026kagi.com(opens source in a new tab); “In months where you don't utilize your plan, we will automatically apply a full credit to your account for that month.”