Google AI Mode vs Mojeek

Google AI Mode9.3Visit MMojeek8.8Visit

Higher score Google AI Mode #1 in General Web Search Engines 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Google

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M Mojeek #5 in General Web Search Engines 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Mojeek

• Google AI Mode fits best

  People who want AI-led answers with cited sources

• Mojeek fits best

  People seeking a free, independent web index

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Side by side

Feature	Google AI Mode 9.3/10 Visit ↗	MMojeek 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#1 in General Web Search Engines	#5 in General Web Search Engines
Best for	People who want AI-led answers with cited sources	People seeking a free, independent web index
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$9.99/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google AI Mode 0/4 · Mojeek 0/4
Language selection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Region selection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Safe search controls	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Search operators	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Index approach	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Region focus	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Accepts text, voice, image, file and URL inputs Links to web sources and supports follow-up questions Deep Search can produce cited reports for multi-step research	Crawls and indexes the web independently instead of syndicating results Offers web, image, news and Substack search with language and region controls Provides mobile apps, browser search-provider options and a search API
Cons	Paid plans bundle search upgrades with storage and other Google features Availability and subscription benefits vary by country and account Support channels listed here focus on documentation	Search results come from Mojeek’s own index, not Google or Bing Search Choices requires repeating a query on another search engine The paid API is separate from free consumer search
Our verdict	Google AI Mode brings conversational answers into Google Search, for people who want to explore a question through follow-ups rather than a single list of results. Queries can come in as text, voice, images, files or webpage URLs. Google… Read the review →	Mojeek is an independent web search engine for people who want to search without user tracking. Operated by Mojeek Limited, it crawls and indexes the web itself rather than syndicating results from Google or Bing. Consumer search is free,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Google AI Mode — where it wins

  • Accepts text, voice, image, file and URL inputs
  • Links to web sources and supports follow-up questions
  • Deep Search can produce cited reports for multi-step research

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans bundle search upgrades with storage and other Google features
  • Availability and subscription benefits vary by country and account
  • Support channels listed here focus on documentation

• Mojeek — where it wins

  • Crawls and indexes the web independently instead of syndicating results
  • Offers web, image, news and Substack search with language and region controls
  • Provides mobile apps, browser search-provider options and a search API

  Where it doesn't

  • Search results come from Mojeek’s own index, not Google or Bing
  • Search Choices requires repeating a query on another search engine
  • The paid API is separate from free consumer search

• Google AI Mode9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free conversational search experience with cited web links and optional Google AI upgrades.

  Visit GoogleFull verdict →
• MMojeek8.8/10 · Free plan

  A free independent search engine with its own index and privacy-focused controls.

  Visit MojeekFull verdict →