Kagi

Kagi is a premium, paid search engine that prioritizes result quality, privacy, and user control over advertising revenue. Unlike Google or Bing, Kagi has no ads, doesn't track users, and allows extensive customization of search results through blocking, boosting, and ranking controls to create a personalized search experience tailored to your preferences.

Best For: Privacy-conscious power users who value search quality over free service, want zero ads and tracking, and need advanced result customization for research or professional work.

Key Features

What makes Kagi different from free search engines?
Zero ads - ever. No tracking or data collection. Results optimized for quality, not ad revenue. Fast loading without ad scripts. Lens search filters by source type (forums, PDFs, academic). Bang shortcuts like DuckDuckGo (!g for Google). Custom CSS for personalized appearance.

How does Kagi handle result customization?
Block domains permanently to never see results from sites you don't trust. Boost or lower specific domains in rankings. Personalized results learn from your blocks and raises. Country/region prioritization for local results. Time range filtering. Advanced search operators for precise queries.

What privacy does Kagi provide?
No user tracking - cookies only for authentication, not behavioral tracking. No search history shared with third parties. Optional search history for your own reference (deletable). No fingerprinting or profiling. Anonymous usage possible. Respect for Do Not Track. Auditable privacy policy.

What advanced features does Kagi include?
Kagi Small Web surfaces indie blogs and personal sites. Discussions tab shows forum conversations about topic. FastGPT integration for AI-assisted answers. Universal Summarizer for any webpage or YouTube video. Widgets show weather, calculator, currency without leaving search.

Pricing & Plans

Starter: $5/month - 300 searches/month, all features
Professional: $10/month - Unlimited searches, all features, early access
Ultimate: $25/month - Everything plus ultra-high search volume, priority support

Unusual paid-only model. No free tier except 100-search trial. Price buys zero-ad, zero-tracking quality search.

Limitations

• Paid-only (no free ongoing access after trial)
• Search index smaller than Google (relies partly on others)
• Customization requires time investment to tune properly
• May miss very recent news compared to Google's crawl speed

Getting Started

1. Sign up for free trial (100 searches)
2. Install browser extension for default search
3. Try basic searches to compare result quality
4. Block low-quality domains as you encounter them
5. Explore Lenses for specialized searches

Learn More: kagi.com