Andi AI Search vs Arc Search
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Andi AI Search
Free, ad-free conversational search, plus a search API for AI agents
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Arc Search
Free mobile browser that reads the web and builds one answer page
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| RECATOOLS Score | 5.5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Free tier | Search app free with no account: unlimited searches, read, summarise and explain, AI text generation. The API starts with free credit | Free on iOS, iPadOS and Android: Browse for Me, Pinch to Summarize, voice search and ad and tracker blocking |
| Paid from | $49/month for the Search API Team plan, with usage credits included | — |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Founded | 2022 | 2024 |
| Maker | LazyWeb Inc. | The Browser Company of New York (Atlassian) |
| Verdict | Andi remains one of the more pleasant free answer engines: no account, no ads, a sourced answer above a clean list of results, and one-click reading, summaries and explanations. PCMag's current roundup names it the best... |
Browse for Me is still the reason to install it: ask a question and Arc Search reads several pages, then builds one tidy summary page instead of a list of links. For quick mobile lookups it beats a search-results loop, a... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.