$5/m for only 200 searches (reminder, 1 page = 1 search. So if you hit "page 2" you just burned yet another search from your quota) is insane. [1]
Love it or hate it but Neeva is also on the private search engine market, and you can get unlimited searches for 50€/y. I find their pricing way more reasonable.
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That isn't true at all from my experience. I just tested it and I was able to search for adult videos, etc.
I decided to try Kagi two weeks ago after hearing about it and trying their Orion browser on iOS. So far it has exceeded my expectations. Results have been on par with G/B/D. The new summerizer has been pretty good and I enjoy getting summary of the results at times to save me time (although I've had a few it couldn't summerize or wrong results in past two weeks). I also love the ability to prioritize sites for your future results and the summary ability of individual pages.
I will stick with the $10/mo for near future. It is small price to pay to support their current goals and intentions.
Search has a cost and your searches have historically been paid by advertisers. Recently, also by VC money.
With Kagi it is neither, nobody is paying for your searches but you. Price also should not be the only vector of comparison - quality of results (which we prioritize and are known for) speed and privacy policy should be considered too.
Of course I understand if none of that matters if one’s budge for search is $5/mo. In that case it will have to be VC subsidized search as it simply is not economically viable or sustainable to offer unlimited search (at least of Kagi quality) at that price point.