varx/socialJun 17
William J. Bowman

If you've been wanting to switch to a new search engine but didn't want to pay $5/m, https://www.kagi.com will be releasing free accounts shortly:

Within the next week, anyone will be able to use Kagi Search with 50 free searches from the homepage – no sign up, and 100 more if they create a free account.

For context, I've used 140 searches this month

Kagi Search - A Premium Search Engine

Better search results with no ads. Welcome to Kagi (pronounced kah-gee), a paid search engine that gives power back to the user.

Jun 17 at 6:05pmWeb
Show thread4censord Jun 17
@wilbowma 140 searches: is this "times you hit go on the search page"?
because then i think (i'd have to check the logs) i've done more searches *today* than that
Show threadRob RicciJun 17
@wilbowma I've used 452, I should stop looking for stuff so much I guess
Show threadDaniel SilverstoneJun 17

@wilbowma Is there something like kagi, but which doesn't lean into the AI hype-train at all? I'd rather pay more for a similar service to kagi but which explicitly eschews the use of such wastes of energy.

(I've been trying to find such a beast for a long while now, so any ideas you might have would be gratefully received)

Show threadWilliam J. BowmanJun 17
@kinnison Not that I’m aware of, unfortunately. Kagi seems to be the least worst option
Show threadJ. Ryan Stinnett6d ago
@wilbowma @kinnison I also would like to find something like that, but have settled with Kagi for now… You could try Ecosia, but IIRC it doesn’t have the same features or results quality as Kagi unfortunately.
Show threadLesley Lai6d ago

@kinnison @wilbowma I use a self-hosted SearXNG, which offers customization options like blocking specific domains or adjusting their priority. I feel that the search quality to be quite comparable to what I got in Kagi trial.

Self-hosting may be a barrier of entry for many people, though.

Show threadNosaj  6d ago

@lesley @kinnison @wilbowma

I also self host SearXNG and what I would be quite interested in is adding free Kagi to the list of search engines I aggregate.

Show threadPaul Cantrell6d ago

@wilbowma @dgoldsmith

I remember the owner/founder making some red flag comments about how technology is being ruined by people trying to inject politics into it. Has he grown up at all since then? I haven’t been tracking.

Show threadWilliam J. Bowman6d ago
@inthehands @dgoldsmith No the politics is still pretty bad, but is it any worse than Google or Microsoft? I dunno.
Show threadPaul Cantrell6d ago

@wilbowma @dgoldsmith

Sigh, I dunno either.