I've been now been paying to use Kagi three months and am very happy. I think it is a suitable / superior Google search replacement in nearly every way, and if you can afford it you should use it:

https://www.404media.co/friendship-ended-with-google-now-kagi-is-my-best-friend/

Friendship Ended With GOOGLE Now KAGI Is My Best Friend

I replaced Google with Kagi, a search engine that has no ads and costs $10 per month.

404 Media
@jasonkoebler
I like the custom filters. I block garbage #etail sites like #Amazon and every site I could find that publishes a lot of #AI content. I also disabled #kagi AI.
#SearchEngine