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In the catalog since 19.08.2026
Kagi
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Ad-free paid search from Kagi: a subscription instead of ads, proprietary indexes, and an assistant with 40+ models in the same search bar. The bet is that the reader, not the advertiser, pays for search results.
Facts
- As of 19.08.2026, the service counter shows 74,361 subscribers (73,812 on August 5), 1.08 million search queries, and 21 thousand conversations with the assistant per day.
- Founded in 2018 by Vladimir Prelovac in Palo Alto, with a public launch in June 2022; the company became a public benefit corporation in early 2024.
- No advertising revenue: growth was funded by the founder's ~$3 million and a ~$2.5 million round from around 93 user angels (2023-2024).
- Kagi Assistant is available on all plans and offers a choice of 40+ models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta (recognized in Russia as an extremist organization; its activities are prohibited), Mistral, and DeepSeek; alongside Orion, Kagi News, Translate, and Summarizer.
Full profile in the works: a “worth it or not” verdict, pricing, access from Russia, and comparisons with nearby alternatives will appear as the card factory progresses.