Kagi vs Phind vs Consensus vs IAsk

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Kagi
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Phind
Competitor 2
Consensus
Competitor 3
IAsk
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Kagi
kagi.com
Kagi is a paid search engine with no ads and no tracking, funded entirely by subscribers rather than advertisers.
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Competitor Phind
phind.com
AI search for developers who hate searching
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Competitor IAsk
iask.ai
IAsk
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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35Kvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
736.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 219.8%
▲ 3.5%
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6-month growth
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-38.9%
+14.4%
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Global rank web
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#2,321,099
#9,859
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Avg. last 3 months
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21.2K
5.5M
736.4K
Bounce rate lower is better
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66%
43%
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Pages / visit
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1.3
4.1
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Visit duration
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8s
3m 56s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
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KagiPhindConsensusIAsk
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MPhind · 414.1KPhind · 484.8KPhind · 249.4KPhind · 118.6KPhind · 57.4KPhind · 36.4KPhind · 21.3KPhind · 17.6KPhind · 11KPhind · 35KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MIAsk · 736.4K10K100K1M10MPhind · 414.1KPhind · 484.8KPhind · 249.4KPhind · 118.6KPhind · 57.4KPhind · 36.4KPhind · 21.3KPhind · 17.6KPhind · 11KPhind · 35KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MIAsk · 736.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$5per month
$15per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Trial FreeStarter $5/moProfessional $10/moUltimate $25/mo
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Free FreeiAsk Pro
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextWeb pages
CodeText
Text
DocumentsTextWeb pages
Output
Text
CodeText
Text
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+6 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding AssistantAI Search Engine
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Homework Helper+2 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Search engine
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Research
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Developer search engine
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Research papers
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Chatbots
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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Literature reviews
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Medical research
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News
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Search
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Searching
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Summarizing
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Translations
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Browser
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Coding
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Document analysis
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.