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That pricing model is insane. I think it will remain a niche product only used by the wealthy unless they can get it down to somewhere like $5/month for unlimit
by ndiddy 5y ago
That pricing model is insane. I think it will remain a niche product only used by the wealthy unless they can get it down to somewhere like $5/month for unlimited searches.
- Closi 5y agoYeah, it's not that hard to get results as good as Google when you are paying Google and Bing to give you search results. It IS hard to get results as good as Google at a price where people are willing to pay for it. IMO I think the issue with Kagi is that their current architecture has made it easier for them to get great results (as they are just taking their results from Google + Bing and adding their own special sauce) but it makes it much more difficult in the long run to be cost-competitive. Their nearest competitor (Neeva) does offer $5 a month search, has a free tier, and rolls their own engine, so I don't really see how Kagi's current model is sustainable unfortunately (but maybe they will be tremendously successful and I will look back at this post and feel silly!).
- freediver 5y agoThe premise is that for people willing to pay for a search engine, quality of results trumps everything.