Compare AI Search Engines Tools — 2026
Side-by-side comparison of all 9 AI Search Engines tools on aifans.fan. Compare pricing models, free tiers, use cases, and ratings to find the best fit.
| Tool | Pricing | Free Tier | Pricing Detail | Best For | Rating | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perplexity AI FEATURED | Freemium | Free: Comet browser, basic assistant and 5 Pro searches/day. Pro $20/month: 300+ Pro searches/day, GPT-5.6, Claude Opus 4.8 and Gemini 3.5 Pro, unlimited file uploads, browser agent, Comet Plus included. Max $200/month: Background Assistants, Model Council, no Labs quota, highest storage. Comet Plus alone $5/month. Enterprise from $40/seat/month. | Research with verifiable sources, Competitive and market analysis | 4.6(9340) | searchcitationsresearch | ||
Genspark | Freemium | Free tier available with daily limits. Pro plan at $12/month for unlimited searches and advanced features. | Conducting rapid market research and competitor analysis, Synthesizing academic papers and news articles for study | 4.3(1000) | ai-searchresearchproductivity | ||
Glean | Enterprise | Enterprise pricing only; custom quotes based on seat count and data volume. | Onboarding new employees by surfacing relevant documentation, Reducing time spent searching across multiple SaaS tools | 4.6(850) | enterprise searchknowledge managementai assistant | ||
Metaphor Systems | Freemium | Free tier available for limited queries. Pro plan starts at $20/month for higher limits and advanced features. | Academic and market research requiring source synthesis, Competitive analysis and deep-dive industry reports | 4.3(1000) | ai-searchresearchllm | ||
Exa AI | Freemium | Free tier. API pricing from $10/1,000 searches. | RAG pipelines, AI agent research | 4.5(340) | searchneural searchAPI | ||
You.com | Freemium | Usage-billed APIs rather than seats. Search API $5 per 1,000 calls. Research and Finance Research APIs priced by a research_effort parameter that maps to a per-1,000-call rate. All accounts start with $100 in free credit. Consumer plans no longer have a public pricing page. | Grounding AI agents in live web data, RAG pipelines needing source-backed retrieval | 4.2(2340) | search APIARIresearch agent | ||
Phind (Shut Down) | Paid | No longer available. Before the 16 January 2026 shutdown, Phind offered Free ($0), Plus ($10/month), Pro ($17/month billed annually) and Business ($40/user/month). Active Pro subscriptions were refunded prorata. | Historical reference | 4.4(3780) | shut downdeveloper searchlegacy | ||
Andi Search | Free | Completely free. No ads, no tracking. | Private browsing, Quick research | 4.3(3100) | AI searchprivacyad-free | ||
Kagi Search | Paid | Starter $5/month (100 searches). Professional $10/month (unlimited). Ultimate $25/month. | Privacy-conscious search, Research | 4.7(4800) | premiumprivacyad-free |
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