# Kagi vs MetaGer

Source: https://listme.name/compare/kagi-vs-metager
Framed by the ranking: https://listme.name/best/search-engines

| | Kagi | MetaGer |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 85.5 | 82.5 |
| Rank | #4 | #5 |
| Price | Subscription | Free and open source |
| Best for | Paying for ad-free search | Private metasearch without an account |
| Privacy model | No ads, paid by users | No ads, tracking or logging; key access |
| AI answers | Yes | No |

Ad-free search funded by subscribers, with an AI assistant and Kagi Translate. The monthly fee from $5 is the cost of entry, and the pricing page lists no free search plan. A nonprofit, ad-free metasearch engine with no ads, tracking or logging, and MIT-licensed source on GitLab. It needs no account, using a key instead, which suits private searching more than the big engines' breadth.