Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by zakary on Thursday September 21, 2023 @05:08PM
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Whatever the cap is, I’m sure it’s a lot higher than google will let you do before they start rate limiting you or making you do a captcha for every search. Pretty much all search services have some cap, after which they will put up roadblocks to slow you down
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Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by gretch on Thursday September 21, 2023 @05:21PM
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> I’m sure it’s a lot higher than google will let you do before they start rate limiting you
Do you have any basis for this assumption?
Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by gkbrk on Thursday September 21, 2023 @05:38PM
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Google throws me around 4-5 CAPTCHAs a month with regular usage. So far, Kagi hasn't made me do any "find the firehoses".
Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by Lammy on Thursday September 21, 2023 @05:49PM
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I've been getting captchaed by Google just for using `intitle:` or `inurl:` modifiers.
Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by Scubabear68 on Thursday September 21, 2023 @08:01PM
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It drives me bonkers when I am searching a very deep topic (like looking for specific legal decisions), and Google throws up a Captcha at me.
I am fast and good at searching, but I ain’t that good. I’m going to give Kagi a try for this reason, plus ability to prefer or ban specific sites.
Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by zamadatix on Friday September 22, 2023 @01:46PM
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When trying out Kagi (prior to unlimited searches) my monthly Google searches were significantly higher than the cap. While some definitely do get CAPTCHAs, I wasn't. Adjusting this to the new unlimited price and it would still seem to be negative profit for them, hence the question.