DuckDuckGo alternatives

7 tools that do a similar job to DuckDuckGo, compared on the things that usually decide the switch: price, free plan, API and platforms.

Replacing

DuckDuckGo · Free

1P
Perplexity AI
AI answer engine and search APIs for people and developers
No free planHas an API
Paidvs DuckDuckGo Visit
2M
Microsoft CopilotAI Chatbots
AI assistant for chat, web search, writing and images at work and home
Free · from $18/movs DuckDuckGo Visit
3C
ChatGPTAI Chatbots
General-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Free · from $8/movs DuckDuckGo Visit
4G
GeminiAI Chatbots
Google's AI assistant for chat, research, images, video and everyday tasks
Has an API
Freemiumvs DuckDuckGo Visit
5C
ClaudeAI Chatbots
AI assistant for chat, writing, coding, research and team work
Has an API
Free · from $17/movs DuckDuckGo Visit
6D
DeepSeekAI Chatbots
AI chat assistant and low-cost LLM API for consumers and developers
No free planHas an API
Paidvs DuckDuckGo Visit
7G
GrokAI Chatbots
xAI's chat assistant for questions, writing and research, with free and paid tiers
Has an API
Free · from $30/movs DuckDuckGo Visit

Side-by-side comparison

Tool	Price	Platforms
D DuckDuckGo	Free	web, ios, android, macos
P Perplexity AI	Paid	web, api	vs DuckDuckGo
M Microsoft Copilot	Free · from $18/mo	web, windows, macos, ios	vs DuckDuckGo
C ChatGPT	Free · from $8/mo	web	vs DuckDuckGo
G Gemini	Freemium	web, api	vs DuckDuckGo
C Claude	Free · from $17/mo	web, ios, android, macos	vs DuckDuckGo
D DeepSeek	Paid	web, ios, android, api	vs DuckDuckGo
G Grok	Free · from $30/mo	web, api	vs DuckDuckGo