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Kagi Search

A premium, ad-free search engine prioritizing user privacy and customizable search results with AI-powered tools and a focus on user experience.

Introduction

Kagi Search is a paid search engine designed to provide unbiased, private, and customizable search results. Unlike traditional search engines that rely on advertising revenue, Kagi operates on a subscription model, ensuring that user privacy and search quality are prioritized. Key features include:

  • Ad-Free Experience: Eliminates sponsored content and intrusive ads for cleaner search results.
  • Privacy Focus: Does not track user data or sell personal information to advertisers.
  • Customizable Results: Allows users to uprank or downrank specific websites to tailor search results to their preferences.
  • Lenses: Offers specialized search modes for various topics, such as developer resources, recipes, and academic research.
  • Kagi Assistant: Integrates AI models for enhanced search and summarization capabilities.
  • Privacy Pass: Adds an extra layer of anonymity to searches, making them unlinkable to user accounts.
  • Kagi for Teams: Provides premium search and AI tools for business use, emphasizing data privacy and productivity.
  • Orion Browser: A fast, native browser with web extension support and a focus on privacy.
  • Kagi Treats: Includes tools like Small Web, Kagi Translate, Universal Summarizer, and FastGPT for enhanced web experiences.

Kagi Search is ideal for users who value privacy, customization, and high-quality search results without the distractions of ads and tracking.

Latest News

Kagi Blog - Small Web Just Got Bigger

Kagi Blog - Small Web Just Got Bigger

8/4/2026

Kagi Blog - Small Web Just Got Bigger All Posts Copy link ## What is the Small Web? While there’s no single, perfect definition, we like to define the Small Web as personal blogs, independent videos, webcomics, and other authentic spaces created for non-commercial purposes, usually for self-expre...

Changelog - Kagi Search

Changelog - Kagi Search

8/4/2026

Changelog - Kagi Search # Changelog Subscribe to RSS| Email us support@kagi.com Browse Changelogs ## July 30th, 2026 - Kagi Assistant on the go and design refinements for Search # Permalink to this entry ## Announcing the official Kagi Assistant apps Kagi Assistant is now available as a nativ...

Changelog - Kagi Search

Changelog - Kagi Search

8/4/2026

Changelog - Kagi Search # Changelog Subscribe to RSS| Email us support@kagi.com Browse Changelogs ## March 19th, 2026 - Small Web Expansion and Translate goes viral # ## Kagi Small Web just got bigger! Kagi's Small Web just got a whole lot bigger. With over 30,000 feeds and new browser extensi...

Kagi Blog - An update on Kagi Translate

Kagi Blog - An update on Kagi Translate

8/4/2026

Kagi Blog - An update on Kagi Translate All Posts Copy link Hi everyone, Some of you might have noticed that Translate no longer works when you're signed out, or that it shows as offline. This is because we have temporarily turned off free access while we work through the cost of running Translat...

Kagi Blog - Kagi Translate Arrives on Mobile

Kagi Blog - Kagi Translate Arrives on Mobile

8/4/2026

Kagi Blog - Kagi Translate Arrives on Mobile All Posts Copy link Kagi Translate is now available as an app for Android and iOS! The mobile release brings the same high-quality, customizable, and private translations of Kagi Translate to your smartphone, making it easy to translate voice, text, and.....

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  • Phind

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  • SearXNG

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Pricing

Pricing Model: Subscription

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