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24 alternatives to UniversalML

A distraction free AI based search engine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    We built a search engine interface on top of OpenAI GPT 3.5 and Microsoft Bing that summarizes and cites top search results in response to natural language questions. By using search results, the AI is able to reference recent news and provide citations for specific facts. Our interface offers concise answers, without having to click through links, scroll past irrelevant content, or read ads. No login is required; no personal data is collected. We believe in the power of combining the intuitive UI of web search with the intelligence of large language models. The search engine does indexing…

    2025 · perplexity.ai · its alternatives →

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    Your copilot for the web, powered by ChatGPT

    2023 · bing.com · its alternatives →

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    &udm=14▲199

    A quick way to get an AI free search without any extra work

    2024 · udm14.com · its alternatives →

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    SeekAll▲417

    Search across multiple platforms in one tab, even AI & YT

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! This is Tim from AnythingLLM (https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm). AnythingLLM is an open-source desktop assistant that brings together RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), agents, embeddings, vector databases, and more—all in one seamless package. We built AnythingLLM over the last year iterating and iterating from user feedback. Our primary mission is to enable people with a layperson understanding of AI to be able to use AI with little to no setup for either themselves, their jobs, or just to try out using AI as an assistant but with *privacy by…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    On-device AI super assistant for your files

    Nov 2025 · hyperlink.nexa.ai · its alternatives →

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    Give users powerful AI search & chat for your site/docs 🔎✨

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    We’ve trained a generative AI model to browse the web and answer questions/retrieve code snippets directly. Unlike ChatGPT, it has access to primary sources and is able to cite them when you hover over an answer (click on the text to go to the source being cited). We also show regular Bing results side-by-side with our AI answer. The model is an 11-billion parameter T5-derivative that has been fine-tuned on feedback given on hundreds of thousands of searches done (anonymously) on our platform. Giving the model web access lessens its burden to need to store a snapshot of human knowledge…

    2022 · beta.sayhello.so · its alternatives →

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    AI-powered universal search with universal access control

    2024 · dash.dropbox.com · its alternatives →

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    One search across all your local, cloud and app files

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    ThinkAny▲273

    New era AI search engine, search anything with AI

    2024 · thinkany.ai · its alternatives →

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    Rixx▲110

    The Perplexity alternative that organizes your research

    May 2026 · rixx.app · its alternatives →

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    An experimental AI-organized search results page

    2025 · blog.google · its alternatives →

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    GoSearch is the newest AI-powered enterprise search solution — by the makers of GoLinks, a YCombinator company. Available now at gosearch.ai! If you’re still reading, check out our other new product that just launched: GoProfiles.io, the only AI-powered HR platform.

    2025 · gosearch.ai · its alternatives →

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    Quetta for Android now has an AI search engine built in

    2024 · quetta.net · its alternatives →

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    Link sharing platform for experts, contextual search engine

    2022 · library.one · its alternatives →

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    Swirl Is an Open-Source Search engine alternative to Algolia, and the likes. But Swirl queries anything with an API then uses Large Language Models to re-rank the unified results without copying any data! If the database has an API it can connect to and provide search functionality. You can use it to generate AI insights over a large and spread-out database. Check the website: https://swirl.today/ GitHub: https://github.com/swirlai/swirl-search

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Alphy▲96

    Create customizable search engines on audiovisual content

    2023 · alphy.app · its alternatives →

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    MemFree▲58

    Hybrid AI Search

    2024 · memfree.me · its alternatives →

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    One search. Your emails, docs, notes - all connected.

    2025 · search.amurex.ai · its alternatives →

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    Algolia▲65

    Instant Search API for websites and mobile apps

    2015 · algolia.com · its alternatives →

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    UniFind▲10

    Find your perfect university match

    2025 · unifind-u27g.onrender.com · its alternatives →

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    SearchAny: AI search research tool

    2025 · its alternatives →

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