Kagi
Kagi accepts search queries or URLs via browser tools or API, runs multi-model assistant queries, and returns ranked web results, snippets and extracted page content as Markdown or JSON. Workflow: interactive ad-free search or pay-as-you-go API calls for content extraction and research workflows.
Consumer plans documented: Trial (100 searches and 100 Assistant interactions), Starter (300 searches, $5 /mo), Professional (Unlimited, $10 /mo), Ultimate (Unlimited + Premium AI, $25 /mo). API pricing documented: Search $12 /1k requests and Extract $4 /1k pages; Enterprise available by quote.Is Kagi right for you?
Good for
- Founders embedding metered, privacy-focused web search or content extraction into products via documented per-request APIs.
- Ad-free search with built-in anti-tracking to keep results private.
- Kagi asserts it does not use your personal data or prompts to train AI models.
Keep in mind
- The consumer trial is limited to 100 searches and 100 Assistant interactions.
- Confirm Team or Library commercial plan prices and procurement terms with Kagi sales before buying if you need published line-item team/library pricing.
Pricing and plan limits
The linked official pages show monthly consumer prices and a trial; Team and Library plan prices are not published on the linked official pages and require contacting Kagi. The site shows an annual toggle with 10% off but the available information does not list explicit annual totals for each consumer plan.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Ad-free search with built-in anti-tracking to keep results private.
Kagi asserts it does not use your personal data or prompts to train AI models.
Limitations to consider
The consumer trial is limited to 100 searches and 100 Assistant interactions.
Choosing a plan
Check your expected monthly API request volume against Kagi’s documented per-request Search and Extract unit pricing to choose the right subscription and API plan.
Based on the linked product documentation.
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