[7vaS7SXdKF]

If the subscription price is not zero, the included searches are not free. In this regard, the wording of the pricing page mockup and this blog post is dishonest - or at the very least inaccurate.

Not a fan of the changes otherwise. I average around 1200 searches per month which would require me to get the unlimited plan. $120/year was already a steep price compared to my other yearly subscription costs:

- VPN: §50

- Broadband internet: $230

- Mobile subscription: $290

Not willing to pay more to Kagi than to my ISP and not willing to use more than one search engine.

[microtonal]

Not a fan of the changes otherwise. I average around 1100 searches per month which would require me to get the unlimited plan.

I don't like the changes either, but I don't think this is true. You could get the 1000 searches plan for $10 and then pay-per-search the additional 100 searches.

[7vaS7SXdKF]

Fair, thank you for pointing that out. The idea of paying per query for a search engine seems so alien to me that I just skipped over this option.

[kelnos]

Yes, it's really weird, and I think they're going to lose a lot of customers who have the same first impression as you, that they'll have to bump up to the too-expensive plan because they're a small amount over the limit on the cheaper plan.

[Aeolun]

> The idea of paying per query for a search engine seems so alien to me

That’s odd. It seems like the most natural thing ever to me.

[Ferret7446]

You need a paid subscription and additionally each search costs money (except the unlimited subscription)

You get X free searches per month.

It doesn't seem dishonest or inaccurate to me at all.

[7vaS7SXdKF]

If I pay $10/month for 700 searches then the price for these 700 searches is $10/month, they are not free. The price per query for the additional searches is just higher.

[thiht]

It's not free if you pay for it.