Andi

What is Andi?

Small independent, privacy-first AI search engine that answers conversationally and strips ads, trackers and clutter from results. Positions itself as a calm, safe alternative to mainstream search.

Main features

• Conversational answers with sources
• ad-free and tracker-free by design
• no user profiling or search history retention
• reader mode that extracts clean article text
• summarise-any-page function
• visual search results
• kid-safe filtering.

Practical use cases

• Everyday search without ad tracking
• reading long articles distraction-free
• safe search for classrooms and families
• quick summarisation of a URL.

Who is it for?

• Privacy-conscious individuals, students, educators, parents and users on low-bandwidth connections.

Pricing, free access & limits

Free product; no published paid tier

Plans described in the source

Free. No paid subscription published as of the check date. The team has historically funded development through grants and small-scale support rather than subscriptions.

Usage limits to consider

No published hard limits; fair-use rate limiting applies. Capability is well below frontier assistants.

Strengths & tradeoffs

These points summarize the supplied research, rather than hands-on test results.

Strengths noted in the source

• Genuinely no ads and no tracking
• very fast and lightweight
• clean reader mode is excellent
• safe for classroom use
• free with no account required.

Limitations to consider

• Much weaker reasoning and synthesis than Perplexity or ChatGPT
• small index and limited freshness
• no API
• tiny team means uncertain long-term viability
• little non-English depth.

Platforms, languages & integrations

Platforms

• Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension

Languages

• Primarily English; other languages handled but less reliably

API access

No public API published

Integrations and exports

• Browser extension
• set as default search engine

Evaluation notes

Best treated as a privacy-respecting search front end rather than a research assistant. Confirm the project is still actively maintained before standardising on it.

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Sources & editorial notes

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