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submitted 1 year ago by jmp242@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@beehaw.org

I was just getting interested in Neeva as a paid search engine with some cool AI tools where you're not an advertising target because you pay. This explains the sudden refund from Neeva - they apparently got bought out and are no longer being a search engine. I don't really know what to make of it all.

I suppose it makes my decision between it and Kagi easier - I don't really have a choice. Kagi is a lot more expensive, but I get work to pay for it. Though that does make it harder to potentially recommend to other people I know.

Not that I ever thought paid search would massively take off, but unlike many tasks, search can be centralized enough on a per user basis that something other than ads is worth exploring.

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[-] seirim@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

I pay for Kagi and think it’s well worth it.

[-] negativenull@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I hadn't heard of this. Thanks for the tip!

[-] pkulak@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Same. I was about to cancel because I was going over the search query limit every month, but then they upped it by 50% and I'm all good.

[-] strudel6242@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Another Kagi subscriber here. I do it mainly to support the little guy rather than some big tech giant like Google or Microsoft, but I’m quite enjoying the new features they’ve been adding over time.

[-] seirim@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah exactly. I hope they’re trustworthy and real and not just really data mining on the backend anyway, kind of a leap of faith involved here for me with them.

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