Kagi Assistant
AI chat assistant from Kagi combining multiple LLMs with Kagi search results.
Liked for grounding LLM answers in Kagi search with footnoted sources1234, a choice of models such as Qwen3 and Kimi, and reusable custom assistants.5678 Some see it as mainly a search summarizer rather than a replacement for ChatGPT or Claude910, and others find the interface and model switching awkward.1112
Why people recommend it
Search grounding · 3
Runs searches and annotates answers with footnotes linking to original sources.
“I use Kagi Assistant. It doesn't just give a summary, it is more like a personal "Googler"/web surfer.”
“I'm here to admit I was wrong, it's incredibly useful.”
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“I’m a happy user of both Kagi Search and Assistant.”
Model choice · 3
Commenters can pick from many models, with Qwen3 and Kimi named as favorites.
“I prefer to keep everything in Kagi.”
For those wanting to try Kagi does not just have ai search help, but full chat app: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/assistant.html You can get it on at least iOS as well as its own app. You can select from bunch of China-models, I use Kim pretty much always. You can also do a system prompt and bunch of the same stuff you can with Claude etc. But it lies to me hardly ever. I don’t know how they did that.
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“Yes, I use AI assistant a lot.”
Everyday usefulness · 3
Several commenters use it daily or a lot, sometimes instead of search.
“I agree on the assistant. It is very capable.”
“I use the assistant daily, often instead of search.”
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“I'm here to admit I was wrong, it's incredibly useful.”
Custom assistants · 3
Commenters create custom assistants with saved context or system prompts.
“Yes, I use AI assistant a lot.”
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For those wanting to try Kagi does not just have ai search help, but full chat app: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/assistant.html You can get it on at least iOS as well as its own app. You can select from bunch of China-models, I use Kim pretty much always. You can also do a system prompt and bunch of the same stuff you can with Claude etc. But it lies to me hardly ever. I don’t know how they did that.
Straight answers · 2
Commenters report rare fabrications and no-nonsense responses.
For those wanting to try Kagi does not just have ai search help, but full chat app: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/assistant.html You can get it on at least iOS as well as its own app. You can select from bunch of China-models, I use Kim pretty much always. You can also do a system prompt and bunch of the same stuff you can with Claude etc. But it lies to me hardly ever. I don’t know how they did that.
“I use Kimi in Kagi's Assistant”
Unobtrusive · 2
Easy to use or skip, for example by adding a question mark to a query.
“Please keep Assistant, it's an easy to use alternative to OpenAI, and is not intrusive.”
“I'm here to admit I was wrong, it's incredibly useful.”
Caveats and dissent
Limited scope · 2
Some see it as a search summarizer, not a general chatbot or coding tool.
“I’ve used it quite a bit, but just as a natural language frontend to their search engine.”
“I’ve been using the Kagi Assistant with various models.”
Clunky interface · 2
One commenter finds the GUI frustrating, and another wants easier model switching.
“Please keep Assistant, it's an easy to use alternative to OpenAI, and is not intrusive.”
LLM misses · 1
Like any LLM, it frequently misses the mark.
“I'm here to admit I was wrong, it's incredibly useful.”
Research limits · 2
Quick research uses only already crawled sites, and its benefit over existing models is unclear to one commenter.
“When should I use kagi quick/research assistant instead of, e.g. kimi?”
No API · 1
One commenter wants a proper API if Assistant is sold as its own product.
“I’m a happy user of both Kagi Search and Assistant.”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Kagi is contemplating the removal of the assistant from its professional tier 4 mentions
- Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results 3 mentions
- Ask HN: What Online LLM / Chat do you use? 2 mentions
- Kagi Assistants 2 mentions
- An Update on Orion for Linux and Windows 1 mention
- Study: Young users (9 to 18Y) ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences 1 mention
Data: kagi-assistant.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 15
“I agree on the assistant. It is very capable.”
“I use Kagi Assistant. It doesn't just give a summary, it is more like a personal "Googler"/web surfer.”
“Yes, I use AI assistant a lot.”
“I'm here to admit I was wrong, it's incredibly useful.”
For those wanting to try Kagi does not just have ai search help, but full chat app: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/assistant.html You can get it on at least iOS as well as its own app. You can select from bunch of China-models, I use Kim pretty much always. You can also do a system prompt and bunch of the same stuff you can with Claude etc. But it lies to me hardly ever. I don’t know how they did that.
“I use these a lot.”
“I use Kimi in Kagi's Assistant”
“Please keep Assistant, it's an easy to use alternative to OpenAI, and is not intrusive.”
“I’m a happy user of both Kagi Search and Assistant.”
“I use the assistant daily, often instead of search.”
“I’ve used it quite a bit, but just as a natural language frontend to their search engine.”
“I prefer to keep everything in Kagi.”
“I’ve been using the Kagi Assistant with various models.”
“When should I use kagi quick/research assistant instead of, e.g. kimi?”
“I used quick research and it was pretty cool.”