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SHOW HN2023
266points
100comments
#184of 3,109 in 2023
Top 6%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 17 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Pricing: 3 for, 8 againstIdea: 6 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fresh take on search that is useful and interesting
From 3 comments
Cool. We definitely need fresh takes on search. I think historically too many have been attempting to copy Google. It was a bad idea when they were great, and it's a worse idea…
marginalia_nu on HNNice site! Gave me useful suggestions which Google could not come up with. A suggestion is to change the logo. Currently, it does not make a lasting impression since it is in…
abhayhegde on HNThis is great. Google is no longer a useful search site. Examples: * too much emphasis on awful video spam * SEO and spam has floated to the top * imprecision in search I…
chinchilla2020 on HN
Citations in summarized answers are a good feature
From 1 comment
This looks like an amazing tool. I've always thought it would be great if I could curate my own search index. And the way results are summarized with citations is really cool.…
stringlytyped on HN
Objections
Paid pricing and per-search limits are too steep or confusing
From 4 comments
May be it is just me and I'm sure you have put in good effort to justify the pricing. However, that $10+ makes me think, “Do I really need this? I can stay without this and am I…
Brajeshwar on HNThe pricing page shows me $15/month for 800 searches. There's no way that pricing is going to work. Even setting aside the issue of getting people to pay that much, who is going…
bachmeier on HNThis. I opened the pricing page and saw the 2 tiers and immediately closed it when $15/mo wouldn't get me unlimited. I'm not tracking search counts, I have no idea how frequently…
chankstein38 on HNThis looks like an amazing tool. I've always thought it would be great if I could curate my own search index. And the way results are summarized with citations is really cool.…
stringlytyped on HN
Results favour commercial sites over community content
From 1 comment
The quality of the results seems really poor compared to Kagi. It seems to favour commercial / privately owned product sites over community information etc...
smcleod on HN
LLM answer section is slow and distracting
From 2 comments
I think the top element with the LLM response is a bit distracting, since it takes so much longer to load than everything else. I think it'd be nicer if it was on a side panel…
aflag on HNFor me it does the search but hangs forever on the LLM.
visarga on HN
Logo does not fit the product
From 2 comments
Minor nit but I can't help notice it: the logo doesn't really match the product. Typography choices evoke certain feelings and attributes. Your choice to me says "beauty /…
airstrike on HNNice site! Gave me useful suggestions which Google could not come up with. A suggestion is to change the logo. Currently, it does not make a lasting impression since it is in…
abhayhegde on HN
Requests
Follow other users and include their websites in results
From 2 comments
What do you think about a feature that allows users to follow each other ? The websites followed by one user can be automatically included in the search results of his followers.…
goy on HNHow wonderful itd be if we could subscribe to the network of our friends / colleagues as well?
pkoird on HN
Whitelisting large sites like Reddit or Stack Overflow
From 1 comment
This looks really cool! It could be useful to be able to whitelist some sites without the 4 degree connection. For example, if i wanted to include large networks like reddit,…
neuah on HN
Unlimited or trial plan before paying
From 2 comments
This. I opened the pricing page and saw the 2 tiers and immediately closed it when $15/mo wouldn't get me unlimited. I'm not tracking search counts, I have no idea how frequently…
chankstein38 on HNAnother thread mentioned something like a 30day unlimited trial. That could be a good way to gather metrics on how many searches/day to expect from users, and should help with…
johntash on HN
Questions
What counts as a search and how limits work
From 2 comments
As far as I'm concerned: Charge whatever you need to charge to be profitable. This can only work if it's self-sustaining without external influence. A good compromise might be to…
groby_b on HNAnother thread mentioned something like a 30day unlimited trial. That could be a good way to gather metrics on how many searches/day to expect from users, and should help with…
johntash on HN
Can it index all of Stack Overflow and Wikipedia and stay in sync
From 1 comment
Can this index entirety of stackoverflow and Wikipedia? How does it keep it in sync with recent updates?
dvh on HN
Alternatives named
Kagi with lenses
From 2 comments
You can do this with Kagi and "Lenses". Lenses lets you define a set of websites you want results from.
ThinkBeat on HNNot everyone's search needs are the same. I gladly pay for Kagi every month, despite how at least 80% of people would never consider paying for whatever The Google already gives…
ravenstine on HN
Bing Custom Search API
From 1 comment
I'm not aware of any other products, but I think the Bing Custom Search API might be able to solve your problem. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/apis/bing-custom-search-api
vignesh_warar on HN
Geizhals and other e-commerce price search sites
From 2 comments
There is for the german speaking countries and it is called Geizhals[1]. It allows A LOT of detailed filters for different categories and shows you websites offering that…
FinnKuhn on HNI haven't used it for a while, but there is a website called 'staticice' that appears to still be an e-commerce price/product search engine. I'm not sure how it works, maybe the…
hiisukun on HN