4.0 Good
The paid search engine with no ads and no tracking.
The best AI search engines
What do I search the web with, ad-free and with answers that cite their source?
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Side by side
| Tool | Price | Free trial | Platforms | Rating | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagi | Free trial · from $5 | Yes | Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome | VisitKagi (opens in a new tab) | |
| Perplexity | Free + from $20 | No | Web, iOS, Android | VisitPerplexity (opens in a new tab) | |
| Brave Search | Free + from $3 | No | Web | VisitBrave Search (opens in a new tab) | |
| Arc Search | Free | No | iOS, Android | VisitArc Search (opens in a new tab) | |
| Andi | Free | No | Web, Chrome | VisitAndi (opens in a new tab) |
One by one
3.8 Fair
The search engine that answers by citing the source.
3.7 Fair
A search engine with its own index and AI answers that cite sources, with ads removed for $3 a month.
3.6 Fair
A free mobile browser that blocks ads and trackers, and answers by citing several real pages.
2.9 Fair
A free AI search engine with no ads and no account, attributing and linking the source of every answer.
Where this fits
This segment belongs to Assistants. We compare within the segment and not within the category, because a whole category mixes tools nobody would put side by side to choose between.