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Kagi Magic

Hacker News · Jun 12, 2026, 7:47 PM

Key takeaways

  • Somewhere along the way, search forgot its job.
  • You pay a few dollars a month and in return, the only person Kagi Search works for is you.
  • When search works for you alone, you can finally make it your own.

Somewhere along the way, search forgot its job. Today it's AI overviews you can't switch off.

Ads stacked on ads. Results ranked by who paid the most. Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored Surveilled Sponsored SurveilledSponsored SurveilledSponsored Surveilled You scroll past half a page before you find anything remotely relevant to your query.

Kagi has done it differently from day one. You pay a few dollars a month and in return, the only person Kagi Search works for is you.

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