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Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by IshKebab »

jorams wrote: post #102
kulahan wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's awesome that it's so flexible. Can you search using symbols? Like if I'm trying to search "what is %" will it bring back results regarding the percentage sign, or results that start with the words "what is"? That's my major problem with google. Sometimes I need to search info on a symbol, and I don't know what it's called yet, so I have to perform another search, just to perform the one I actually care about.

I've generally found searching for symbols to work quite well. It's a mixture of the two. You can check the results for "what is %" here: https://kagi.com/search?q=what+is+%25&r=no_region&sh=Qd1RlT2...

Why do your search links work, but the ones from Kagi's own "Features" page just take me to a login page?

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by t0bia_s »

carlossouza wrote: post #121
crisp wrote: post #6

Happy customer here. Kagi is by far the best search engine there is. When I first started using Kagi a year ago or so, I compared results with Google every now and then. Now? Never. 10 bucks a month for a tool that I use multiple times every single day is more than reasonable. The results hit home virtually every time. There are variety of features to customize your searches but truthfully, I never found the need for…

I also stopped using Google, but I have replaced it with Perplexity.ai... Have you ever used Perplexity? How does Kagi compare with it?

Interesting, thanks for tip.

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by threatofrain »

james2doyle wrote: post #77

I like the statement they made on their jobs page: Core Front-end Team Passion for creating delightful and swift user interfaces. Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and _an understanding that JavaScript can be used sparingly to enhance, not create, product experiences._ Ability to prototype rapidly. Fun fact: At Kagi, we prioritize speed, to the point where *all functionalities of Kagi Search (except Stripe checkout and Maps)…

Ah, their backend is in Crystal!

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by ghayes »

turnsout wrote: post #127
crisp wrote: post #6

Happy customer here. Kagi is by far the best search engine there is. When I first started using Kagi a year ago or so, I compared results with Google every now and then. Now? Never. 10 bucks a month for a tool that I use multiple times every single day is more than reasonable. The results hit home virtually every time. There are variety of features to customize your searches but truthfully, I never found the need for…

Weird question, but: what do you search for? I switched to DuckDuckGo a while back but I’m not a heavy searcher. I would be curious to know your typical use cases!

I search a lot for programming topics and when I get frustrated I switch to Google and get literally the same results. I’d say it’s pretty good for web search and keeps up to date.

The downside is things like Sports and other knowledge items which shows a widget I’ve never understood in my life.

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by dylan604 »

chiefalchemist wrote: post #126
dylan604 wrote: post #108

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>This seems like the buffet or gym model where they want people just mindlessly paying and then not using it that much. I see this as the point to any subscription model. Of course they want you paying for more than you use/consume.

Fair enough. Sell in bulk but have some minimum credits per month requirement. More or less, use'em or lose'em. Not super painful, they are paying customers :) But enough to keep it fair to the vendor. This way there's a path to paying for those who don't want or need a monthly unlimited subscription.

I really liked the suggestion from somewhere else on this topic of paying a set fee for an amount of credits to be charged against. When the balance gets low, allow them to re-up. Of course, there shouldn't be some BS type of expiration date like food products or airline miles. Pay as you go type of plans. In that way, you are paying for exactly what you use, and not just donating each month like it's a charity.

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by chiefalchemist »

prepend wrote: post #114
dylan604 wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>This seems like the buffet or gym model where they want people just mindlessly paying and then not using it that much. I see this as the point to any subscription model. Of course they want you paying for more than you use/consume.

Right and this is the reason I don’t like subscriptions. Id rather buy things. I don’t want a car subscription. I want to buy a car. I don’t want a book subscription. I want to buy a car. I don’t a compute subscription. I want to buy compute hours. Etc etc

Cars are the one thing I don't want to buy. It's not an asset. It depreciates.

I'd like to pay a reasonable monthly subscription with a small fee per mile once I go over some minimum for my tier.

Once autonomous vehicles are stable, I'm presuming I'll be able to hail a car in 5 or 10 mins via app. I guess the only question is what to do in full-on emergencies. For example, when the zombie apocalypse begins, or the aliens final attack. How do I get out of town?

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by zoklet-enjoyer »

crisp wrote: post #37
mongol wrote: post #19

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Can the search result quality be quantified somehow? I remember when Google was new, and I used to use Altavista and Hotbot and those older search engines, the difference in results were like night and day, and Google's results were "wow!" Does Kagi give a similar impression as Google did then?

I think I belong to the generation that grew up using just Google so I cannot comment on quantification. The biggest difference for me is that on Kagi, the first results are always relevant instead of clutter/ads that you see on Google.

That's how Google was when I was a kid

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by smoldesu »

sph wrote: post #112
hovering_nox wrote: post #109

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>user tracking You can use Google anonymously but you have to log in and leave your payment data with Kagi. EDIT: apparently they accept crypto

Not very anonymous when 99% of websites on the internet use Google Analytics, so it's pretty easy to follow you around the web.

True, but a bit of a moot point if both search engines will indiscriminately route you to those websites anyways. It's not like I'm opting-out of that issue by using DuckDuckGo right now.

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by pbarnes_1 »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #43
pbarnes_1 wrote: post #28

Is there a dark mode? The example ( https://kagi.com/search?q=steve+jobs ) doesn't seem to respect my system theme on macOS.

> Is there a dark mode? Here is Kagi's quick answer [0], where its AI "extracts and summarizes the important content from the search results including links to the source material": "Kagi supports dark mode functionality to reduce eye strain.[1][2] Users can select between the Royal Blue or Moon Dark default themes in their appearance settings. Additionally, the Orion browser powered by Kagi includes dark mode that c…

Ah, when not logged in, it defaults to light mode.

When I logged in with my Google account, it detected the system setting.

Re: Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month

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Post by raybb »

raybb wrote: post #123

> Universal Summarizer, which can summarize unlimited-length documents, audio, and video! Any plans to let you paste in text or a PDF yet? It's quite annoying to have to upload the audio files somewhere to get a summary.

Edit: also would be nice is kagi transcribed videos when there are no transcripts available.

For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlmr9NzxjUA just says

"Sorry, a problem occurred while processing your request. Please try again later."

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