Comment by andriamanitra

I've been using Kagi as my primary search engine for over 2 years. The search is much more customizable than anything else out there, and the results are usually slightly better than Google's. I don't find their current AI offerings useful but I don't mind the experimentation because I do think there is potential for big improvements to be discovered there. I just turn the AI features off until they figure out something that really works.

I share the concerns about wasting time and money on the other silly side projects (t-shirts, email, maps..), but as long as they don't negatively affect the search product or sink the entire company I don't truly care.

I do not like that their promise of privacy relies entirely on aligned incentives and trust, but it is no worse than the alternatives that all rely on ad-tech money.