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Kagi Search

Paid, ad-free search that works for you

verified 2026-07-02Proprietary
Arete score
4.8 / 5
Autonomy5
Return5
Efficiency4
Transparency5
ἀρετή “AH-reh-tay” — excellence: a thing being good at what it’s for. Mean of the four principle scores. How we score →
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Plain outbound link — no affiliate parameters, no tracking redirects.

✓ Verified by a human against the public rubric on 2026-07-02 · see the evidence ↓

Why it's listed

Written by the ValueIndex editor, from the verification pass of 2026-07-02.

Kagi charges for search so it never has to sell you: no ads, no tracking, and ranking you can customize (raise or bury any domain). It publishes user counts and finances openly. The $5-25/mo price is the visible version of the cost you pay Google invisibly. We verified the no-ads model and financial disclosures.

Facts

License
Proprietary
Pricing
From $5/mo, public
Funding model
Bootstrapped + user-funded
Self-hostable
No
Replaces
Google Search
Verification
Verified against the rubric on 2026-07-02

Evidence notes

No ads ever; publishes user-count & finances; you-are-the-customer archetype

Recorded during the rubric pass — every score must carry evidence a stranger could re-check.

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