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Best Brave Search Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from AI search engines ranked against Brave Search on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Perplexity Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $20/mo6.8
    Brave Search vs Perplexity
  2. 2
    Genspark Design Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $19.99/mo6.7
    Brave Search vs Genspark Design
  3. 3
    Andi AI Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb $49/mo6.5
    Brave Search vs Andi AI
  4. 4
    Arc Search Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free6.5
    Brave Search vs Arc Search
  5. 5
    Consensus Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb $20/mo6.5
    Brave Search vs Consensus
  6. 6
    Felo Search Free plan AndroidiOSWeb $14.99/mo6.5
    Brave Search vs Felo Search
  7. 7
    Yahoo Scout Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.5
    Brave Search vs Yahoo Scout
  8. 8
    You.com Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free6.5
    Brave Search vs You.com
  9. 9
    Elicit Free plan apiWeb $11/mo6.4
    Brave Search vs Elicit
  10. 10
    Microsoft Copilot Search Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.4
    Brave Search vs Microsoft Copilot Search
  11. 11
    OpenEvidence Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.4
    Brave Search vs OpenEvidence
  12. 12
    SciSpace Free plan extensioniOSWeb $5.83/mo6.4
    Brave Search vs SciSpace
  13. 13
    Jina AI Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Brave Search vs Jina AI
  14. 14
    Keenious Free plan extensionWeb $10/mo6.3
    Brave Search vs Keenious
  15. 15
    Oxford Academic AI Discovery Assistant Free plan Web Free6.3
    Brave Search vs Oxford Academic AI Discovery Assistant
  16. 16
    PropensityAI Free plan self-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Brave Search vs PropensityAI
  17. 17
    Scite Free plan apiextensionWeb $14/mo6.3
    Brave Search vs Scite
  18. 18
    ScopusElsevier Free plan apiWeb Free6.3
    Brave Search vs Scopus
  19. 19
    Semantic Scholar Free plan apiextensionWeb Free6.3
    Brave Search vs Semantic Scholar
  20. 20
    Undermind Free plan apiextensionWeb $15/mo6.3
    Brave Search vs Undermind

Brave Search alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Perplexity6.8Free plan$20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2Genspark Design6.7Free plan$19.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Andi AI6.5Free plan$49/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
4Arc Search6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
5Consensus6.5Free plan$20/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
6Felo Search6.5Free plan$14.99/moAndroid, iOS, Web
7Yahoo Scout6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
8You.com6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
9Elicit6.4Free plan$11/moAPI, Web
10Microsoft Copilot Search6.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
11OpenEvidence6.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
12SciSpace6.4Free plan$5.83/moBrowser, iOS, Web
13Jina AI6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Keenious6.3Free plan$10/moBrowser, Web
15Oxford Academic AI Discovery Assistant6.3Free planFreeWeb
16PropensityAI6.3Free planFreeself-hosted, Web
17Scite6.3Free plan$14/moAPI, Browser, Web
18Scopus6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
19Semantic Scholar6.3Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Web
20Undermind6.3Free plan$15/moAPI, Browser, Web
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Questions about Brave Search alternatives

What is the best alternative to Brave Search?

Perplexity, number 1 in AI search engines with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Genspark Design, Andi AI, Arc Search and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Brave Search?

Perplexity is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.