# Kagi Assistant

> Multi-model AI assistant included with a Kagi Search plan

Kagi Assistant is the AI chat that comes with a Kagi Search subscription. It puts models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral and other developers behind one interface, with optional web access powered by Kagi Search, file uploads and custom assistants. A Quick mode is available on every plan, while premium models and the multi-step Research mode need the Ultimate plan.

- **Category:** AI Assistants
- **Made by:** Kagi Inc. (since 2023)
- **Website:** https://assistant.kagi.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Kagi Assistant is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $5 per month, or $54 per year (Kagi Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Free Trial plan with 100 searches and 100 Kagi Assistant interactions on standard models in total.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $5 per month, or $54 per year | Kagi plan with 300 searches and up to 300 AI interactions a month on standard Assistant models, plus Kagi Translate. |
| Professional | $10 per month, or $108 per year | Kagi plan with unlimited searches and Kagi Assistant on standard models in Quick mode, with a larger monthly usage allowance. |
| Ultimate | $25 per month, or $270 per year | Everything in Professional, plus premium models and Research mode in Kagi Assistant and best-quality mode in Kagi Translate. |
| Duo | $14 per month for 2 accounts, or $151.20 per year | Two Professional accounts for a couple. Each member can be upgraded to Ultimate features for $15 a month. |
| Family | $20 per month for up to 6 members, or $216 per year | Professional accounts for up to 6 family members with Kagi for Kids and parental controls. Members can be upgraded to Ultimate for $15 a month each. |
| Team | $10 per user / month, monthly billing only | Team Professional with admin controls and shared lenses. Team Ultimate, with Research mode and flagship models, is $25 per user / month. |

Read from https://kagi.com/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Kagi Assistant before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **10% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): Kagi's pricing page lists 10% off for paying annually: Starter is $54, Professional $108 and Ultimate $270 a year. Team plans are monthly only. Source: https://kagi.com/pricing
- **Unused months are credited back** (Other savings): Under Kagi's fair pricing policy, a month with no searches or AI interactions is credited in full to the next billing cycle. On yearly plans the same applies to a whole unused year. Source: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/plans/plan-types.html

## Key features

- **Many models, one subscription:** Pick from models by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Meta, DeepSeek and others, and switch model in the middle of a thread. Premium models are limited to the Ultimate plan.
- **Web access through Kagi Search:** A toggle controls whether the Assistant searches the web. Its searches can apply your Kagi Lenses and personalized results, and pasted URLs are fetched as context.
- **Quick and Research modes:** Quick answers within seconds on every plan. Research, on Ultimate, plans multi-step work with up to about 15 tool calls, including a Python interpreter, image generation and Wolfram|Alpha.
- **Custom assistants:** Save assistants that combine a chosen model, custom instructions and web access settings, and open built-in ones such as Code, Study and News with bangs from the search box.
- **File uploads:** Upload text, PDF, DOCX, PPTX, spreadsheets, images and audio as context, up to 30 MB in total. Uploaded content stays in the thread for later messages.
- **Thread retention and privacy:** Threads are deleted after 24 hours of inactivity unless set to permanent. Kagi says data is not used to train models and no account information is shared with model providers.

## Good for

- Kagi Search subscribers who want an assistant on the same plan
- People who want several model developers without separate subscriptions
- Research that should draw on ad-free, personalized search results

## Worth knowing

- Kagi Assistant is not sold on its own: it comes with a Kagi Search subscription, and the plans listed are Kagi's plans.
- Premium models and Research mode are limited to Ultimate at $25 per month. Other plans use standard models and Quick mode.
- Usage is capped by value: the plan price sets the token allowance, and AI interactions stop until the next billing cycle once it is used up.
- The free Trial is a one-time allowance of 100 searches and 100 AI interactions and does not renew.

## Works with

Kagi Search, Wolfram|Alpha

**Tags:** Chat assistant, AI search, Research, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Perplexity](https://toolgpa.com/tools/perplexity): AI search assistant that answers questions with cited sources. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kagi-assistant-vs-perplexity)
- [Duck.ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/duck-ai): Private, anonymized chat with third-party AI models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/duck-ai-vs-kagi-assistant)
- [Lumo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lumo): Proton's private AI assistant with zero-access encrypted chats. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kagi-assistant-vs-lumo)
- [Poe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/poe): One app for chatting with AI models from many different labs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kagi-assistant-vs-poe)
- [T3 Chat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/t3-chat): Web chat app with models from several AI labs in one account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kagi-assistant-vs-t3-chat)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://kagi.com/pricing
- https://kagi.com/pricing?plan=individual&period=annual
- https://kagi.com/pricing?plan=family
- https://kagi.com/pricing?plan=family&period=annual
- https://kagi.com/pricing?plan=team
- https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/assistant.html
- https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/kagi-research.html
- https://help.kagi.com/kagi/plans/plan-types.html
- https://help.kagi.com/kagi/plans/ultimate-plan.html
- https://help.kagi.com/kagi/company/history.html
- https://help.kagi.com/kagi/company/products.html

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