FreeAskInternet is a completely free, PRIVATE and LOCALLY running search aggregator & answer generate using MULTI LLMs, without GPU needed. The user can ask a question and the system will make a multi engine search and combine the search result to LLM and generate the answer based on search results. It's all FREE to use.
ParadeDB — Search without a second system
One Postgres for your application data, full-text search, vector retrieval, and aggregations. Home of the pg_search extension.
The future of search isn’t Google — and it’s $10 a month
Paying for a search engine is a lot to ask, but you might not have a better option anymore.
IndieSearch
I built a prototype for client-side, fully distributed search for the IndieWeb — check out the demo & a little explainer.
AI assisted search-based research actually works now
For the past two and a half years the feature I’ve most wanted from LLMs is the ability to take on search-based research tasks on my behalf. We saw the …
Federated search
Federated search retrieves information from a variety of sources via a search application built on top of one or more search engines.[1] A user makes a single query request which is distributed to the search engines, databases or other query engines participating in the federation. The federated search then aggregates the results that are received from the search engines for presentation to the user. Federated search can be used to integrate disparate information resources within a single large organization ("enterprise") or for the entire web.
Curated retrieval versus open web search in public AI information...
Public institutions increasingly use large language models (LLMs) to answer citizens' questions, often pairing a curated knowledge base with live web search, yet whether the sources behind these...
Meilisearch: Unified Search & AI Retrieval Platform
Build lightning-fast search and AI retrieval with Meilisearch. Open-source, developer-friendly search engine trusted by 20,000+ teams worldwide.
HashAgent — Share a private AI agent as a URL
Local WebGPU inference with built-in web search. No account or tracking.
Staan — The European Search API for developers & AI
An independent European web search index. Real-time, source-cited results from €2 per 1,000 requests — 1,000 free each month.
open-slopware
Free/Open Source Software choosing to use and/or support LLM usage/AI, as well as alternatives and tips to requesting better policies or forking.
Spacedrive — A local-first data engine for everything you own
Index any data source. Search everything from one place. Keep it on your machine.
Kagi Brings Back Old-School Search, One Human-Made Website at a Time
If you’re tired of sponsored and AI-summarized search results, Kagi gives you a curated—and human-centric—way to find what you’re looking for.
Google Firebase Studio for AI app development (FREE)
Search engines
Features and comparisons for when I’m “search engine shopping” and not so much about enshittification etc. Currently I mostly use DuckDuckGo (for when I basically know what I’m looking for) and Kagi (for when I don’t or if I’m dissatisfied with DDG; I’m not on their unlimited plan).
DuckDuckGo (by あ) — Semble
Kagi (by あ) — Semble
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Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for
Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
Searching for 'Disregard' Breaks Google [Updated]