Back to Kagi

	Back to Kagi(blog.melashri.net)
	287 points by speckx 23 hours ago \| 220 comments
	tl;dr: After a couple months trying alternatives (Google, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Qwant, and a self-hosted SearxNG), the author returned to Kagi, finding none matched its result quality, privacy focus, or features like summarize/translate and CSS customization. Google was particularly disappointing due to its push of AI, video, and image results over plain text.
	HN Discussion: ↑Long-time Kagi users praise its non-intrusive UI, customization, and result quality ↑Users tried alternatives (LLMs, free engines) and returned to Kagi, confirming its uniqueness ~Kagi is good but the declining web quality or LLM rise reduces its perceived value ↓Pricing is too high or coverage is inadequate in certain geographies ↓Skepticism that Kagi's actual search quality is meaningfully better than free alternatives