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Well, yeah. It's pretty much the same as SearXNG. Except paid, closed source and needs an account to function. The results are better though, I'll give you that.
...and the pricing is absurd. I'd like to disable all the AI bullshit and get a discount.
If it was self hostable, I'd always recommend it over SearXNG. Let's say that it's a better but closed source and paid SearXNG alternative.
How would they be able to provide a way for you to filter and/or downrank certain (known "less helpful") domains without you having an account?
You can store them in the browser locally.
So you'd need to set up your whole block list on every single device you use?
SearXNG generates a URL that contains all the preferences you've set, so it's a matter of copying it and setting it as a default search engine on another device.
For a privacy focused search engine. At least the option would be nice. I personally just use my PC and phone, so I'd only need to set it up twice. Additionally, I imagine an export/import function wouldn't be too hard to set up.
Convenience or privacy? Choose.
Why not both?
Sure.
Self host your own database and synchronize it that way.
Sync it with firefox?
If they have a great meta-search algorithm, users would be able to search without an account and see how great the results are. Then, when a user wants to personalize ranking and block sites, they can create an account.
I always assumed that they make you create an account to track search usage and cut you off once you hit the free tier limit.