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Kagi

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Kagi is a paid, ad-free search engine offering tracker-blocking, customizable filters, and a privacy-focused Assistant with access to multiple LLMs. It provides translation across 240+ languages, article summarization, the Orion browser, and developer APIs, with plans from free trial to $25/month.

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At a glance

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Pricing4 options

Trial plan is free with 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions

Starter plan is $5/month (+ Sales Tax) with 300 searches

Professional plan is $10/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches

Ultimate plan is $25/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches and Premium AI

Platforms
Orion Browser
API accessNot public
FoundedNot disclosed by source
AvailabilityWeb / remote
LicenseProprietary

Best suited to

Source-backed fit
Privacy-conscious web searchers Teams seeking ad-free search Developers needing search and extraction APIs Multilingual users and researchers Users who want user-controlled AI features Team plans available via Kagi for Teams
Decision support

Common questions and adoption checks

6 sourced answers

Short answers to the questions buyers and builders commonly ask about Kagi. Each answer cites the shared ledger below, where every source is listed once.

01What does Kagi say it can do?

Ad-free web search with tracker blocking and customizable filters · AI assistant that accesses multiple LLMs grounded by Kagi search results · Translation across 240+ languages for text, pages, and chats · Kagi is a paid search engine with no ads, no tracking, and no noise, fully funded by its u

Get ad-free results tailored to your needs with powerful customization controls, anti-tracking, and filters.
02Who is Kagi intended for?

Team plans available via Kagi for Teams · Teams

Kagi for Teams
03What pricing information is available for Kagi?

Trial plan is free with 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions · Starter plan is $5/month (+ Sales Tax) with 300 searches · Professional plan is $10/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches · Ultimate plan is $25/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches and Premium AI

Trial 100 searches Free Explore Kagi Search and Assistant with privacy-first tech
04Does Kagi document API access?

Search API preview available to all users

Search API preview opens to all users
Ledger citation[1] kagi.com/changelog
05What security or data-control information does Kagi publish?

Kagi can be accessed via the Tor service for anonymity · Kagi supports anonymous authentication using the Privacy Pass protocol · Kagi does not load any analytics or telemetry on its website

Accessing our services via Tor service
Ledger citation[3] kagi.com/privacy
06What support information does Kagi publish?

Press inquiries via [email protected]

Send an email directly to [email protected]
Ledger citation[4] kagi.com/press
Decision guide

Capabilities and operating fit

Research & search

This profile connects the jobs Kagi is described as handling with its delivery model, access options and the subjects used to match it to related products in this directory.

Common use cases

  • Ad-free, tracker-blocking web search
  • AI-assisted research grounded by Kagi results
  • Translation of text, pages, and chats across 240+ languages
  • Summarizing lengthy articles in a preferred language
  • Browsing with built-in ad-blocking via Orion
  • Querying web, images, news, videos, and podcasts via Search API

Access signals

Pricing model
Trial plan is free with 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions · Starter plan is $5/month (+ Sales Tax) with 300 searches · Professional plan is $10/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches · Ultimate plan is $25/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches and Premium AI
API
Not publicly listed
Source links
6 recorded
Source-backed

Verified facts

Updated July 22, 2026

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Official website

HTTP 200 verified twice

First-party description

Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy

Source-supported facts

Kagi is a paid search engine with no ads, no tracking, no noise, fully funded by its users · Ad-free results with customization controls, anti-tracking, and filters · Kagi Assistant provides access to multiple LLMs grounded by Kagi search results, keeping p

Capability

Ad-free web search with tracker blocking and customizable filters

Capability

AI assistant that accesses multiple LLMs grounded by Kagi search results

Platform

Orion browser with built-in ad-blocking and anti-tracking that supports Safari, Chrome, and Firefox extensions

Capability

Translation across 240+ languages for text, pages, and chats

Audience

Team plans available via Kagi for Teams

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Pricing

Trial plan is free with 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions

[5]kagi.com/pricing
Pricing

Starter plan is $5/month (+ Sales Tax) with 300 searches

[5]kagi.com/pricing
Pricing

Professional plan is $10/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches

[5]kagi.com/pricing
Pricing

Ultimate plan is $25/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches and Premium AI

[5]kagi.com/pricing
Capability

Kagi is a paid search engine with no ads, no tracking, and no noise, fully funded by its users

[5]kagi.com/pricing
Capability

Kagi Assistant is offered with Quick mode on lower tiers and a Research mode with flagship models on the Ultimate plan

[5]kagi.com/pricing
Capability

Kagi is a paid search engine that gives power back to the user

[3]kagi.com/privacy
Capability

Kagi provides better search results with no ads

[3]kagi.com/privacy
Pricing

Kagi accepts cryptocurrency as a payment method for its plan

[3]kagi.com/privacy
Security

Kagi can be accessed via the Tor service for anonymity

[3]kagi.com/privacy
Security

Kagi supports anonymous authentication using the Privacy Pass protocol

[3]kagi.com/privacy
Security

Kagi does not load any analytics or telemetry on its website

[3]kagi.com/privacy
Capability

Paid search engine without ads

[4]kagi.com/press
Capability

Ad-free search results

[4]kagi.com/press
Audience

Teams

[4]kagi.com/press
Platform

Orion Browser

[4]kagi.com/press
Capability

Ad-free, tracker-blocking web search that prioritizes user privacy

Capability

Access to multiple large language models (LLMs) via Kagi Assistant, grounded in Kagi search results and designed to keep prompts and data private

Capability

Translation of text, pages, and chats across 240+ languages while preserving tone and context

Capability

Turn long articles into custom summaries in the user's preferred language while keeping data private

Platform

Orion Browser supports Safari, Chrome, and Firefox extensions (described as the only browser that does) and includes built-in ad-blocking and anti-tracking

Company

Kagi brands itself with the tagline "humanize the web" and positions its AI features as opt-in, on-demand, and under user control

Pricing

Search API costs $12 per 1,000 requests

[6]kagi.com/api/pricing
Pricing

Extract API costs $4 per 1,000 pages

[6]kagi.com/api/pricing
Capability

Search API delivers real-time results across web, images, news, videos, and podcasts

[6]kagi.com/api/pricing
Capability

Extract API returns clean Markdown content ready for LLMs

[6]kagi.com/api/pricing
Capability

Extract API can process up to 10 URLs per request

[6]kagi.com/api/pricing
Pricing

Customers are invoiced every 30 days or as soon as usage reaches $100

[6]kagi.com/api/pricing
Capability

Paid search engine with no ads

[1]kagi.com/changelog
Capability

User-controllable AI features with an option to disable AI in search

[1]kagi.com/changelog
Api

Search API preview available to all users

[1]kagi.com/changelog
Practical capabilities

What it helps with

8 documented areas

A concise view of the jobs, capabilities and integrations described in the recorded product sources.

Use case

Ad-free, tracker-blocking web search

Use case

AI-assisted research grounded by Kagi results

Use case

Translation of text, pages, and chats across 240+ languages

Use case

Summarizing lengthy articles in a preferred language

Use case

Browsing with built-in ad-blocking via Orion

Use case

Querying web, images, news, videos, and podcasts via Search API

Use case

Extracting clean Markdown from URLs for LLM pipelines

Capability

Ad-free web search with tracker blocking and customizable filters

Availability

Where it runs and where to get it

Source checked

Documented product formats, platforms and official distribution destinations. Availability can vary by region and plan.

Cost / license

Trial plan is free with 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions · Starter plan is $5/month (+ Sales Tax) with 300 searches · Professional plan is $10/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches · Ultimate plan is $25/month (+ Sales Tax) with unlimited searches and Premium AI

Platforms

Orion browser with built-in ad-blocking and anti-tracking that supports Safari, Chrome, anOrion BrowserOrion Browser supports Safari, Chrome, and Firefox extensions (described as the only browsKagi Translate available on Android and iOS
Implementation details

Adoption notes

DeploymentNot disclosed by source
LicenseNot disclosed by source
Model supportSonnet 3.7 integrated into Kagi Assistant
Data controlKagi can be accessed via the Tor service for anonymity · Kagi supports anonymous authentication using the Privacy Pass protocol · Kagi does not load any analytics or telemetry on its website
Learning curveIntermediate
Primary use casesAd-free, tracker-blocking web search, AI-assisted research grounded by Kagi results, Translation of text, pages, and chats across 240+ languages, Summarizing lengthy articles in a preferred language, Browsing with built-in ad-blocking via Orion, Querying web, images, news, videos, and podcasts via Search API, Extracting clean Markdown from URLs for LLM pipelines

What to verify before adopting

    Evolution and major updates

    Kagi timeline

    A concise history of software releases and material product changes. Events appear only when a dated source supports what changed.

    13 dated updates
    Latest first · exact dates

    Showing the newest updates and meaningful milestones. Open an entry for its summary and source.

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    1. Release note

      Introducing Quick and Research assistants

      Open details

      Kagi added Quick and Research assistants to its Assistant lineup.

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    2. Release note

      Kagi News

      Open details

      Kagi News launched as a new product delivering topic-based news briefs.

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    3. Release note

      Releasing Ask, a round of product polish, and translation upgrades

      Open details

      Kagi released the Ask feature alongside product polish and translation upgrades.

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    4. Release note

      Kagi Summarize goes mobile, Kagi Assistant adds source attribution and study mode

      Open details

      Summarize expanded to mobile; Assistant gained source attribution and a study mode.

      View source [1]
    5. Release note

      Kagi Assistant rolls out to all Kagi users

      Open details

      Kagi Assistant became available to all Kagi users.

      View source [1]
    6. Release note

      Redefining Privacy in Search

      Open details

      Kagi Search was updated with redefined privacy-related changes.

      View source [1]
    Citation ledger

    Recorded sources

    7 unique pages

    Facts, answers, structured details, milestones and primary resource links cite this shared ledger. Each external page appears once; release tags from the same GitHub project are grouped under one release history.

    1. 1kagi.com/changelog 6 facts · 1 answer · 12 milestones · Official site
    2. 2kagi.com 15 facts · 2 answers · Official site
    3. 3kagi.com/privacy 6 facts · 3 answers · Security
    4. 4kagi.com/press 5 facts · 3 answers · Official site
    5. 5kagi.com/pricing 6 facts · 2 answers · Pricing
    6. 6kagi.com/api/pricing 6 facts · 1 answer · Pricing
    7. 7orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-release-notes.html 1 milestone
    Research status43 substantive facts · 6 source pages · quality score 98/100