Andi - Search for the next generation
Andi Inc. · Programación · Otro
Andi is a generative AI search engine that answers questions in plain conversational language instead of dumping a page of blue links on you. Ask it something like "why does my sourdough starter smell like acetone" and it writes a short answer, cites where the facts came from, and shows a visual feed of related results you can dig into. Free. Ad-free. Built by Andi Inc., a small San Francisco team that treats privacy as the product rather than a feature.
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What Is Andi
Andi is an AI search engine from Andi Inc., backed by Y Combinator (Winter 2022) and founded by Angela Hoover and Jed White. It sets out to fix what a lot of people dislike about modern search: ads, SEO spam, and results that bury the answer under ten links. You type a question in plain English, and Andi replies like a knowledgeable friend, pulling from multiple sources and citing them so you can check the work yourself.
Under the hood, Andi runs its own web index called Trantora. Most rivals license someone else's index and bolt a chatbot on top. Andi doesn't. Trantora reads full page content and scores sources on meaning and credibility. The company says the index covers roughly 14 billion pages. In a September 2024 SearchBench evaluation, Andi reported an 87% accuracy score against 71% for Google. Treat vendor-run benchmarks with some caution, but the numbers are consistent with Andi's pitch: it leans on source quality instead of keyword matching.
The limits matter as much as the strengths. Andi is free, which is great, but it's run by a two-person team, and that shows in places. Its index is smaller than Google's, so very niche academic or breaking-news topics can come back thin. It's built for quick, conversational answers, not long multi-step research projects. No file upload. No focus modes. No deep-research agent like you'd get from Perplexity Pro. So for serious literature reviews, you'll probably reach for something heavier. Andi also doesn't log your searches, doesn't use cookies, and doesn't sell data, which is rare at this scale, but it does mean the business model is still unsettled: a paid Plus tier has been discussed since 2022 and still hasn't shipped.
Getting Started
- Go to andisearch.com in any browser. You can start searching right away, no account required.
- Type a full question rather than a couple of keywords. "Best way to remove hard water stains from glass shower doors" gets you a better answer than "hard water glass."
- Read the written answer first, then follow the cited sources underneath if you want to verify a claim or go deeper.
- Use the results feed on the side to browse images, videos, and related pages, and switch between Feed, Grid, and List layouts to see results the way you prefer.
- Optionally install the Chrome or Firefox extension to set Andi as your default search engine, or add the PWA to your phone's home screen for quick access.
Información del producto
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Ideal para
Los usuarios, tareas y casos de uso en los que esta herramienta encaja mejor.
Usuarios
- Privacy-conscious searchers
- Gen-Z and mobile-first users
- Students doing quick lookups
Tareas
- Answering everyday questions
- Summarizing long articles
- Explaining tricky topics in plain language
- Feeding AI agents and RAG apps
Casos de uso
- Searching without ads or sponsored placements
- Fact-checking a claim before you share it
- Building a developer tool on top of a search API
Funciones clave
Conversational Answers With Citations
Andi's core move is to reply to your question in prose rather than hand you a list. Each answer synthesizes information from multiple sources and links back to them, so you can verify a claim instead of taking it on faith. Follow-up questions keep the context, which makes it feel closer to a conversation than a query box. For quick factual questions, that's a faster path to an answer than opening five tabs.
Trantora, Andi's Own Search Index
Most "AI search" tools wrap a chatbot around another company's results. Andi built Trantora, its own index that reads full page content and scores sources on meaning and credibility instead of keywords alone. The company says it covers around 14 billion pages and filters spam at the point of ingestion. In practice, this is why Andi's answers tend to cite recognizable sources rather than content farms.
No Ads, No Tracking, No Account Required
Andi is an ad-free search engine and a private search engine by design. It doesn't log your searches, doesn't set cookies, doesn't store your IP or query history, and doesn't sell or share your data. You can start searching without signing up for anything. If mainstream search engines have started to feel like they're watching you, this is the most obvious reason to try Andi.
Visual, Card-Based Results Feed
Search results show up as a visual feed of cards alongside the written answer, with images, videos, and related pages you can scroll. You can flip between Feed, Grid, and List views depending on what you're doing: browsing a topic or hunting for one specific result. It's a small thing. It still makes searching feel less like reading a spreadsheet.
Article Summaries and Explain Mode
Beyond answering questions, Andi can summarize long articles and break down complicated subjects in simpler terms. Point it at a dense page and it'll pull out the key points, or use explain mode to get a topic reframed in language you can actually follow. That's useful when you're new to a field and don't want to wade through jargon.
Search API With Fast and Deep Modes
Andi offers a Search API aimed at developers building agents and retrieval (RAG) apps. It has a Fast mode for quick lookups and a Deep mode for heavier retrieval, returns structured output, and follows OpenSearch and Google Custom Search patterns so it drops into existing systems. Tiers run from a free starter credit up to a $49/mo team plan and custom enterprise options. The API is still positioned as early access.
Ventajas y desventajas
Ventajas
- Completely free for everyday search, with unlimited queries and no account required.
- Genuine privacy: no query logging, no cookies, no ad profiles, no data selling.
- Own Trantora index ranks sources on credibility rather than keywords, which filters out a lot of spam.
- Cited answers make it easy to verify claims instead of trusting a black box.
- Available as a web app, browser extension, and native iOS and Android apps.
Desventajas
- The index is smaller than Google's, so niche academic, technical, or very recent topics can return thin results.
- Built for quick answers, not deep research. There's no file upload, focus modes, or deep-research agent.
- Like all generative AI, it can occasionally return a wrong or hedged answer, so important facts still need checking.
- The Search API is still early access and the long-discussed Andi Plus paid tier hasn't shipped, which makes the product's long-term roadmap hard to pin down.
Preguntas frecuentes
Yes. Andi is free to use with unlimited searches and no account required. There's no ad-supported tier to fall back on, which is unusual for a search engine. That's part of why the product feels different from ad-heavy alternatives. Think about it: how many search engines still ask nothing of you?
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