Comment by xnx
16 days ago
Those companies allegedly have used SerpAPI (probably to check visibility), but not to resell a Google Search knock-off.
16 days ago
Those companies allegedly have used SerpAPI (probably to check visibility), but not to resell a Google Search knock-off.
> knock-off
Is it though? It feels so better than Google results[1], while being still built partly with Google results.
In the last 3 years as a Kagi customer i have rarely if ever felt the need to use bangs !g and on few occasions i did use them, it was with instant regret.
In the previous decade or so using DDG, using bangs !g Google would be 30-50% of searches, i would have to consciously try the results first instead of starting with !g and then think to myself DDG was at least getting the query data to improve their results.
[1] While the de-cluttered UI is a relief, on just the results list comparison, Google search is so bad that less time saved in not redrafting the queries constantly, filtering out the spam, the AI summaries, sponsored content, all the "cards" , recommended search listicles on is worth more than the $10/month.
DDG's results are primarily Bing results while Kagi's results are primarily Google results. It makes sense that you feel the need to escape from Bing to Google more often than from Google to Google.
Perhaps, but each time I do go to Google the results are painfully bad. I don't think Kagi is just proxying Google- while they do use it as a core source, they rerank much better
The blog post talks about that specifically - Bing unlike Google does have Index licensing program but their terms forbid reordering that is key reason Kagi is not also using Bing in their index mix.
My point is Kagi is similar to a car tuning company like Hennessey, Brabus they take a base product and make it much better for a premium, they are not selling knock-offs.