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$1.1BTotal Funding
13Companies
402HN Mentions
34.6MDownloads/mo
13.5KAvg GitHub Stars
1%Avg Developer Sentiment (6 companies)

AI-Buzz tracks 13 AI Search companies with $1.1B in combined funding and 34.6M monthly package downloads. Metrics update daily from GitHub, npm, PyPI, and Hacker News.

Leading companies include Algolia, Meilisearch, Tavily. Average developer sentiment across the category is 1% positive.

Algolia leads with a Developer Momentum Index score of 28/100. 8 of 13 companies have active package downloads on npm or PyPI. Compare companies head-to-head on the comparison page, or see the full rankings for cross-category context.

Category Trends

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Hacker News Mentions

Total HN mentions across all companies in this category over time

70153236319402Feb 1Mar 3
90-day trend↑ +474.3%

HN Mentions grew from 70 to 402 (+474.3%) over the last 90 days.

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Datehn mentions
Feb 1, 202670
Mar 3, 2026402

Total Funding

Cumulative funding raised by companies in this category over time

$166M$409M$653M$896M$1.1BFeb 1Mar 3
90-day trend↑ +586.7%

Total Funding grew from $166M to $1.1B (+586.7%) over the last 90 days.

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Datefunding
Feb 1, 2026$166M
Mar 3, 2026$1.1B

Search and discovery API platform with AI-powered relevance

DMI: 28
Funding: $333M
Downloads (30d): 21.9M
HN Mentions (30d): 131

Open-source search engine with typo tolerance and AI-powered ranking

DMI: 18
Funding: $22M
Downloads (30d): 2.0M
HN Mentions (30d): 6

AI search API for developers. Real-time web search with citations.

DMI: 18
Funding: -
Downloads (30d): 4.3M
HN Mentions (30d): 10

AI search and RAG platform. Neural search for semantic understanding.

DMI: 17
Funding: $36M
Downloads (30d): 1.9K
HN Mentions (30d): 3

Open-source search engine with vector search and AI features

DMI: 16
Funding: $13M
Downloads (30d): 2.2M
HN Mentions (30d): 4

AI search engine for developers. Semantic search across the web.

DMI: 15
Funding: $22M
Downloads (30d): 3.7M
HN Mentions (30d): 14

Open-source serving engine for search, recommendation, and AI

DMI: 14
Funding: $31M
Downloads (30d): 442.2K
HN Mentions (30d): 1

Privacy-first search engine with AI features. Independent index.

DMI: 14
Funding: -
HN Mentions (30d): 25

AI search engine with citations. Conversational search interface.

DMI: 13
Funding: $45M
HN Mentions (30d): 2

Enterprise AI search. Finds information across company tools and documents.

DMI: 13
Funding: $615M
HN Mentions (30d): 16
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Retrieval augmented generation platform for enterprise search and AI assistants.

DMI: 12
Funding: -
Downloads (30d): 3.7K
HN Mentions (30d): 3

Ad-free search engine with AI summarization features

DMI: 9
Funding: $670K
HN Mentions (30d): 185

AI search engine optimized for developer questions and code

DMI: 8
Funding: $22M
HN Mentions (30d): 3

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top AI Search AI companies?

The leading AI Search AI companies by developer adoption include Algolia (DMI 28), Meilisearch (DMI 18), Tavily (DMI 18). AI-Buzz tracks 13 companies in this category using the Developer Mindshare Index, which combines package downloads, GitHub activity, Hacker News discussion, and search demand.

How much funding have AI Search AI companies raised?

AI Search AI companies have raised $1.1B in total across 13 companies tracked by AI-Buzz. The average funding per company is $88M. This covers all funding stages from seed to late-stage rounds.

How popular are AI Search AI tools with developers?

AI Search AI tools receive 34.6M package downloads per month across npm and PyPI. This measures real developer adoption - not just interest - making it one of the strongest signals for evaluating AI companies.

What is the average developer sentiment for AI Search AI companies?

The average developer sentiment for AI Search AI companies is 1% positive, based on Hacker News discussions across 6 companies with sufficient sample sizes. AI-Buzz calculates sentiment from comment-level analysis of HN threads.

Which companies lead in AI Search?

The top AI Search companies by Developer Mindshare Index are: Algolia-21.9M downloads/mo-$333M raised; Meilisearch-2.0M downloads/mo-$22M raised; Tavily-4.3M downloads/mo. See the full list of 13 companies with daily-updated metrics on AI-Buzz.

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