Scira vs Kagi Search

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

Scira Open-source AI search with citations, plus paid Pro and Max plans Visit Kagi Search Member-funded search with no ads, domain controls and a built-in AI as... Visit
RECATOOLS Score 6.5 / 10 7.8 / 10
Capability 6 8
Value for money 8 7
Ease of use 7 8
ASEAN readiness 6 6.5
API quality n/a 6.5
Pricing Freemium Subscription
Free tier 3 searches a day with basic models and 13 search modes, no card; or self-host the AGPL-3.0 repo with your own API keys One-off trial only: 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions
Paid from Pro $15/mo ($9 students); Max $60/mo; India ₹1,390/₹5,990 $5/month (Starter, 300 searches), or $54/year; plus sales tax
Has API ✗ ✓
Open source ✓ ✗
Free to use ✓ ✗
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Founded — 2022
Maker — —
Verdict

Scira remains one of the cleanest open-source takes on cited AI search, and a useful reference for anyone studying how a Perplexity-style answer engine is built — though the public repository has not seen a code change s...

Kagi delivers what it promises: clean, ad-free results you can shape by blocking, boosting and scoping domains, plus a cited Quick Answer and an AI assistant on every paid plan. Professional at $10 a month is the plan mo...

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