# Arcmira vs Kagi Search API (slim)

> Arcmira scores 64.2 (B) to Kagi Search's 48.7 (D) for web search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Arcmira scores 64.2 (B) on agent readiness against Kagi Search API's 48.7 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Kagi Search API leads on transparency & trust. Both do web search.

- Arcmira: B 64.2, rank #420 of 1227 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arcmira.min.md
- Kagi Search API: D 48.7, rank #970 of 1227 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kagi-search.min.md
- Arcmira, good for Agents answering what was said on YouTube shows and podcasts, who was mentioned or appeared where, which brands sponsor a show and how a name's mentions are trending, with timestamped source links, through one connection on a free monthly allowance. Ahead on Reliability, 40 against 8; Schema & documentation, 87 against 71; Agent ergonomics, 91 against 75; Payments & pricing, 55 against 20; Maintenance & community, 84 against 41. Also Free to start without a card.
- Kagi Search API, good for An owner who already pays for Kagi and wants its ranking, lenses and domain rules inside an agent, with page text in the same call. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 70 against 61. Also Runs on your own machine; No incidents deducted, where Arcmira loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Arcmira | Kagi Search API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 8 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 71 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 91 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 61 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 41 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arcmira | Kagi Search API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Arcmira, Inc. | Kagi |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp` | `https://kagi.com/api/v1/search` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for web search | $0.001 per credit | $12 per 1,000 requests |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Arcmira's Terms of Service. The MCP server's source is public under an all-rights-reserved notice; the Claude Code plugin, the arcmira TypeScript SDK and CLI and the Python SDK are Apache-2.0, and the Famous rankings are CC BY 4.0 | Proprietary service under the Kagi API Terms of Service. The MCP server is MIT and the OpenAPI file states Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 4 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `io.github.arcmira/arcmira` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-08-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-13 | 2026-09-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-02 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 78 stars | 535 stars |