I don't find it too much. For $10 I get a search engine better than all the others, I get access to many AI models via Kagi Assistant and Kagi Translate.

While I understand different people find value in different things, dismissing Kagi generally as "too expensive" is ignorant IMO.

I think it also depends what you use it for. I use both their search and their AI models for software development and it saves me precious time when looking for information - in a way it pays for itself.

I also used it for software engineering and personal use as well.

I had two major issues with it:

- it wasn't as snappy as google, but I kind of got used to it

- I wasn't trusting it (if that makes sense) and was falling back !g to make sure everything was searched

For $10, I expect to get a premium service, not a just good enough one.

I have to admit that I liked the idea, feeling of privacy and the ability to tailor a search engine for my needs.

Unfortunatelly I think that they are not where they need to be for the $10 pricing plan.

I get by with the $5 plan. I don't use it at work, and it shows. I often curse during work that I can't exclude certain domains permanently from my Google search!