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As of May 18, 2026
Hacker News mentions decreased 33.7% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
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AI Search
13 company pages · updated May 29, 2026
AI Search: 28.5M/30d downloads and 1.9K public importing repos across 13 company pages.
- Companies
- 13
- Downloads
- 28.5M/30d
- Code usage
- 1.9K
- Hiring
- 2/30d
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As of May 18
Brave Search
Hacker News mentions increased 112.5% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
As of May 18
Glean
Hacker News mentions increased 36.8% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
Overview
What stands out now
Algolia: Hacker News mentions decreased 33.7% over the last 30 days. Vespa is another strong current data point in the category.
Trend charts start at May 22, 2026 when historical category data is available.
Trends
Historical category data
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Hacker News discussion
Historical Hacker News discussion recorded for this category over time.
30-day trend↑ +62.4%
HN Mentions grew from 402 to 653 (+62.4%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Algolia HN Search API | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | 402 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 608 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 333 |
| May 17, 2026 | 587 |
| May 22, 2026 | 653 |
Disclosed funding
Cumulative disclosed funding raised by companies in this category over time.
30-day trend↑ +141.7%
Total Funding grew from $1.1B to $2.8B (+141.7%) over the last 30 days.
Source: Public records | Methodology | CC-BY-NC 4.0
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| Date | funding |
|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | $1.1B |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $2.8B |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $2.8B |
| May 17, 2026 | $2.8B |
| May 22, 2026 | $2.8B |
Company pages
Company pages in AI Search
Company pages with current public data in this category. The full table shows each metric.
Vespa: 5.0M/30d downloads; 434 importing repositories.
#2
Meilisearch
#2 of 13 in AI Search
Open-source search engine with typo tolerance and AI-powered ranking
Meilisearch: 2.5M/30d downloads; 1.1K importing repositories.
Tavily: 6.7M/30d downloads; 3 importing repositories.
Exa: 8.1M/30d downloads.
Typesense: 3.4M/30d downloads; 400 importing repositories.
Perplexity: 2.7M/30d downloads.
Brave Search: 61.2K/30d downloads.
#8
Vectara
#8 of 13 in AI Search
Retrieval augmented generation platform for enterprise search and AI assistants.
Vectara: 3.0K/30d downloads.
Jina AI: 1.6K/30d downloads; 3 importing repositories.
#10
Glean
#10 of 13 in AI Search
Enterprise AI search. Finds information across company tools and documents.
Glean: $765M disclosed funding.
Category data
Company data
Default sort shows category position inside AI Search. The availability row shows how many company pages currently have each metric. Unavailable means no public data is shown for that company metric.
Metric availability
Company pages with data shown
- Position
- 10 / 13
- Adoption score
- 10 / 13
- Downloads
- 9 / 13
- Code usage
- 9 / 13
- Hiring
- 13 / 13
- Funding
- 10 / 13
| Vespa Open-source serving engine for search, recommendation, and AI | #1 | 75 | 5.0M | 434 | 0 | $31M |
| Meilisearch Open-source search engine with typo tolerance and AI-powered ranking | #2 | 62 | 2.5M | 1.1K | 0 | $22M |
| Tavily AI search API for developers. Real-time web search with citations. | #3 | 61 | 6.7M | 3 | 0 | Unavailable |
| Exa AI search engine for developers. Semantic search across the web. | #4 | 59 | 8.1M | 0 | 0 | $22M |
| Typesense Open-source search engine with vector search and AI features | #5 | 55 | 3.4M | 400 | 0 | $13M |
| Perplexity AI-powered search engine. Answer engine that cites sources. | #6 | 53 | 2.7M | 0 | 2 | $1.5B |
| Brave Search Privacy-first search engine with AI features. Independent index. | #7 | 39 | 61.2K | 0 | 0 | Unavailable |
| Vectara Retrieval augmented generation platform for enterprise search and AI assistants. | #8 | 23 | 3.0K | 0 | 0 | Unavailable |
| Jina AI AI search and RAG platform. Neural search for semantic understanding. | #9 | 18 | 1.6K | 3 | 0 | $36M |
| Glean Enterprise AI search. Finds information across company tools and documents. | #10 | 5 | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $765M |
| Kagi Ad-free search engine with AI summarization features | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $670K |
| Phind AI search engine optimized for developer questions and code | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $22M |
| You.com AI search engine with citations. Conversational search interface. | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 0 | $45M |
Rows link to company pages. Methodology explains downloads, public code usage, hiring, and funding.
Questions
Common questions
Which AI Search AI companies have current public data?
Current company pages in AI Search include Vespa (#1 of 13 in AI Search), Meilisearch (#2 of 13 in AI Search), and Tavily (#3 of 13 in AI Search). Company pages include downloads, code usage, hiring, and funding data.
How much public adoption shows up in AI Search?
Across 13 company pages, current public data shows 28.5M package downloads per month, 1.4K known dependents, 1.9K public importing repos, and 2 recent hiring mentions. Data availability varies by company, so detail pages show what is present for each one.
How much funding have AI Search AI companies raised?
AI Search AI companies disclose $2.4B in combined funding across 10 companies with known rounds.
How much developer discussion shows up for AI Search?
The current data includes 573 Hacker News mentions across 12 companies in AI Search. Discussion is context, not the lead metric.
Where do I start with AI Search?
Notable data points: Exa shows the most downloads, Meilisearch shows the most code usage, and Perplexity shows the most hiring visibility. The full table shows whether the category is concentrated or broad.
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