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Kagi vs Perplexity

Pick up to three tools. Prices are read from each official pricing page and shown per month.

Kagi is the cheapest to start, at $5 a month.

AttributeKagiPerplexity
CategoryAI searchAI search
Good forsearch, research, summarising, productivitysearch, research, summarising, studying
Starts at$5/mo$20/mo
Free planNoYes
Free tier limitsFree trial only: 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions with access to all features.Free search with cited answers and basic models, with limited usage of advanced features such as Deep Research.
Free plan detailsNot checked yetNot checked yet
The catchNot checked yetNot checked yet
Pricing modelFree trialFree plan + paid
Key features
  • Ad-free, private search results
  • Customisable result ranking per site
  • Kagi Assistant with multiple AI models
  • Research mode on Ultimate plan
  • Answers with inline source citations
  • Deep Research for in-depth reports
  • Choice of models from multiple AI labs
  • File uploads and app connectors
All plans
  • Starter$5
  • Professional$10
  • Ultimate$25
  • Pro$20
  • Max$200
PopularityTop 50,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar)#3 generative AI service · Top 500 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar)
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