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Duck Duck Go > Google > Bing
If the world was fair, both Microsoft and Google search engines would be left behind in favor of a federated and open source solution.
Isn’t DDG using Bing though? What’s that paid search engine I’ve been hearing more about? Reviews seem to actually be descent.
DDG aggregates a few engines I think. Bing is among them.
The paid one is Kagi. I use it and the unlimited search plan just got a lot cheaper.
How much was it before?
I started using it yesterday and so far I'm liking it
I think they dropped the unlimited plan from $20 to $10. There's a new $25 "ultimate" plan that also gives you access to the more advanced AI assistant at kagi.com/assistant. If you were thinking of buying a premium ChatGPT plan, Kagi seems like a better deal since it gives you access to GPT-4 as well as Claude 2 and Bison.
You can also use their lightweight search AI for free at kagi.com/fastgpt
I am watching their development with great interest. Not totally on board yet, but I was thinking of paying for ChatGPT so I might just spring for Kagi instead soon. I've been using the free Kagi plan for a little while now and I'll hit my monthly limit soon.
I think you mean Brave Browser—it has actually been in a lot of controversy recently. Shady features that replace a sites targeted ads with ones that pay Brave instead. CEO seems like a jerk too.
Proceed with caution if you’re thinking about using Brave.
No they are talking about the search engine.
Which one? DDG is free, and people keep mentioning a paid service.
Oh I must have skipped a line I thought they were talking about the brave search engine never mind.
I think it's DDG. I forget exactly, but i think I've read somewhere DGG has ties to Bing. Idk the specifics.
As for Brave, yeah. I agree. It's good to be wary. Unfortunately, not a lot of chromium-based alternatives. Linux has ungoogled chromium but security isn't that great either. It sucks, tbh.
Brave search is pretty good.