alt Hacker NewsAny API use given away for free eats into Kagi's (already slim) margins, and unlike VC funded businesses, for Kagi money has to come from users or Kagi doesnt exist. It is a reality of running a user-funded business. If the user doesn't pay for something, Kagi has to.
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cosmicgadget • yesterday at 9:55 PM
Is the same not true of 50/100 free browser-based searches?
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charcircuit • yesterday at 10:49 PM
>Any API use given away for free eats into Kagi's (already slim) margins
I refuse to believe there is a negligible margin decrease for agents using the regular search budget. Searching is cheap.
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I think the point is that it would be nice if people who are already paying for human-driven searches could also get an API key included in that plan.
Right now, API usage is only available using a PAYG credit system, even if you've already got a subscription. But giving subscription users an allotment of free credits that covers light API usage would be nice - I could plug it into my agent of choice for casual chats or exploration, while still having to buy credits for more extreme or production usage.