Andi Search Statistics: Latest Data

Search is changing from a page of blue links into a direct, conversational answer. Giants such as Google, OpenAI and Perplexity dominate that shift, but a handful of small independent engines have carved out loyal audiences by doing things differently. Andi Search is one of the most recognized of them: a free, ad-free AI search engine built around privacy and answer accuracy.

This page collects the latest available statistics on Andi Search, from its funding and index size to its accuracy benchmarks and awards. It also sets Andi against the wider AI search market, so you can see how a small, privacy-first engine fits into an industry that is growing fast. A short FAQ section follows the numbers.

What is Andi Search?

Andi Search is an AI-powered search engine that answers questions directly in a chat-style interface, instead of returning a ranked list of links. Each answer is shown alongside visual cards of the sources it drew on, so users can check where the information came from.

The company, Andi AI, was founded in 2021 by Angela Hoover (CEO) and Jed White and is based in San Francisco. It went through Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch.

Andi’s key traits are:

• Free with no ads: standard search costs nothing, needs no account and carries no advertising.
• Privacy-first: Andi says it does not track searches, build user profiles or sell data.
• Its own index: a proprietary ranking system called Trantora analyzes pages for meaning and credibility as they are added, rather than simply wrapping Google or Bing.
• Research tools: built-in summarizing, simplifying, a reader view and follow-up questions.
• Developer access: a Search API launched in early access in 2026 for AI agents and apps.

Andi Search statistics

Andi is a small, privately held startup, so it publishes far less data than Google or OpenAI. The figures below are the latest available from Andi’s own announcements, independent reviewers, traffic trackers and startup databases, with the date or source in brackets. Where sources disagree, both figures are shown.

Company and funding

1. Andi was founded in 2021 (Andi AI press release, March 2026).
2. It has two co-founders: CEO Angela Hoover and CTO Jed White (Y Combinator company directory).
3. Andi was part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch (Y Combinator).
4. Andi has disclosed $2.5 million in total funding (TechCrunch, September 2022).
5. Its early angel round raised around $500,000 (Qantas Travel Insider interview with Angela Hoover).
6. Seven institutional backers were named in its funding announcement: Y Combinator, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital, K20 Fund, Acacia Venture Capital Partners, Fepo Capital and BBQ Capital (Andi, 2022).
7. No priced funding round beyond the seed stage has been publicly announced as of September 2026 (Crunchbase, Tracxn).
8. When it launched publicly, Andi estimated it had about 5,000 users (TechCrunch, 2022).
9. Y Combinator’s directory lists Andi’s team size as two employees (Y Combinator).
10. Andi describes itself as San Francisco-based, while Tracxn lists Miami as its base (Andi AI, 2026; Tracxn).
11. Andi moved its main home to the andiai.com domain on February 19, 2026, alongside its search API launch (Andi AI, 2026).

Accuracy benchmarks

12. Andi scored 87% accuracy on SearchBench, an independent AI search benchmark built by YC-backed Talc (Andi, September 2024).
13. You.com scored 80% on the same benchmark (Talc SearchBench).
14. Google Gemini scored 71% (Talc SearchBench).
15. OpenAI’s ChatGPT scored 62% (Talc SearchBench).
16. Perplexity scored 59% (Talc SearchBench).
17. SearchBench generates 900 fresh questions from current events each run, so engines cannot train on a fixed test set (Andi, 2024).
18. Andi says its 87% score makes it about 47% more accurate than Perplexity (Andi AI, February 2026).
19. Andi points out that Perplexity has raised more than $1.5 billion, compared with Andi’s $2.5 million (Andi AI, February 2026).
20. Andi still cites its 87% SearchBench score as its headline accuracy figure in September 2026, meaning no newer benchmark result has been published (Andi AI).

Index and technology

21. Andi’s proprietary index, Trantora, covered about 14 to 15 billion pages in February 2026 (Andi AI, February 2026).
22. By March 2026, Andi described the index as covering more than 25 billion web pages (Andi AI press release, March 2026).
23. Trantora scores each page on more than 1,400 data points for meaning, credibility and quality (Andi AI, February 2026); earlier site copy cited 450+ data points.
24. Andi combines results from its own index with vertical sources such as GitHub and Wikipedia, plus fallback web searches (Andi Search API documentation, 2026).

Search API

25. The Andi Search API opened in early access on February 19, 2026 (Andi AI).
26. Andi prices the API at under 1 cent per query at scale (Andi AI, February 2026).
27. Six Y Combinator startups were already using the API in production at launch (Andi AI, February 2026).
28. A free API tier is available (Andi Search API documentation, September 2026).
29. The API’s fast mode typically responds in about 1.2 seconds (Andi API documentation).
30. Balanced mode takes about 3 seconds (Andi API documentation).
31. Deep mode takes about 6.5 seconds and adds spelling correction and wider source coverage (Andi API documentation).
32. Exhaustive mode can take up to about 16 seconds for multi-part questions (Andi API documentation).
33. Each request can return 1 to 100 results, with 10 by default (Andi API documentation).
34. Developers can set a timeout between 1,000 and 30,000 milliseconds (Andi API documentation).
35. Five recency filters are offered: 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, 90 days and 1 year (Andi API documentation).
36. The API is compatible with Google Custom Search and OpenSearch formats (Andi AI, February 2026).
37. Andi’s MCP server gives AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex two tools: web search and page fetch (Andi API documentation).
38. The API had reached version 1.6.207 by September 2026 (Andi API documentation).

Awards and recognition

39. PCMag named Andi the number one AI search engine in September 2024 (Andi AI).
40. PCMag rated Andi the top free AI search engine in January 2026 (Andi AI).
41. PCMag named Andi the Best Free AI Search Engine on March 24, 2026, its third consecutive year of recognition (Andi AI press release).
42. Fast Company named Andi a top-three AI search engine (Andi press release, 2024).
43. Andi appears in at least three independent 2026 rankings of the best AI search engines, usually as the pick for free, ad-free or privacy-first search (Wellows, Rework, FutureAGI, 2026).

Pricing and privacy

44. Standard Andi search costs $0 and is described as free forever, with no login or credit card needed (Andi AI, August 2026).
45. Andi shows zero ads and says it does not track searches, log IP addresses or build user profiles (Andi AI; HokAI, September 2026).
46. Andi has no credits, subscriptions or usage caps on consumer search (PCMag, via Andi AI, March 2026).
47. A paid Andi Plus tier has been announced but had no published price or launch date as of September 2026 (HokAI, September 2026).

Website traffic

48. andisearch.com received about 219,000 visits in April 2026 (Similarweb).
49. Traffic rose 6.97% from the previous month (Similarweb, April 2026).
50. The bounce rate was 36.21% (Similarweb, April 2026).
51. Visitors viewed 4.27 pages per visit on average (Similarweb, April 2026).
52. The average visit lasted 1 minute 29 seconds (Similarweb, April 2026).
53. Direct visits made up 62.14% of desktop traffic, with organic search second (Similarweb, April 2026).
54. andisearch.com recorded about 699,600 visits in November 2024 (Similarweb); part of the later drop may reflect traffic moving to the new andiai.com domain.

AI search market context

55. ChatGPT reached 900 million weekly active users in February 2026, more than double the 400 million it reported a year earlier (OpenAI).
56. ChatGPT held 76.85% of global AI chatbot referral share in April 2026 (StatCounter).
57. Google Gemini held 9.0% (StatCounter, April 2026).
58. Perplexity held 7.73% (StatCounter, April 2026).
59. Microsoft Copilot held 3.76% (StatCounter, April 2026).
60. Claude held 2.66% (StatCounter, April 2026).
61. Perplexity handled 780 million queries a month in May 2025 (Perplexity).
62. Perplexity is estimated to handle about 50 million queries a week in 2026, up from about 30 million a year earlier (Similarweb estimates).
63. Google handles an estimated 110 billion searches a week worldwide, dwarfing all AI-native engines combined (industry estimates, Q1 2026).

Future projections

64. Gartner predicted that traditional search engine volume would fall 25% by 2026 as users shift to AI chatbots and virtual agents (Gartner).
65. The AI-powered search market is projected to grow from $3.2 billion in 2023 to $14.7 billion by 2030, a 24.5% CAGR (market research estimates).
66. The broader AI search engine market is projected to reach $50.3 billion by 2035 (market research estimates).
67. Andi has said it plans paid Pro and business plans with premium features, while keeping core search free (Andi, via TechCrunch and HokAI).

FAQs about Andi Search

Is Andi Search free?

Yes. Standard search is free with no login, credits or usage caps. A paid Andi Plus tier has been announced, but it had no price or launch date as of September 2026. The developer API has a free tier and paid usage at under 1 cent per query at scale.

Who owns Andi Search?

Andi is an independent startup founded in 2021 by Angela Hoover (CEO) and Jed White (CTO). It is backed by Y Combinator, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital and other investors, and has disclosed $2.5 million in funding.

How accurate is Andi Search?

Andi scored 87% on the SearchBench AI benchmark, ahead of You.com (80%), Google Gemini (71%), ChatGPT (62%) and Perplexity (59%). The test was run in 2024 and Andi publishes the results, so treat them as a strong but dated signal and check important facts against the sources Andi shows.

Is Andi Search private?

Andi says it does not track searches, log IP addresses, build user profiles or show ads. That makes it one of the most commonly recommended AI search engines for privacy-conscious users.

How does Andi Search work?

Andi retrieves pages from its own index, Trantora, which scores content for meaning and credibility as it is added. It then uses a combination of language models to write a direct answer and shows visual cards of its sources. It also offers summaries, simplified explanations and a reader view.

How is Andi different from Perplexity or ChatGPT?

Andi is fully free and ad-free, has its own semantic index and focuses on accuracy and privacy. Perplexity and ChatGPT have far more users, features and funding, and offer paid tiers with advanced models. Andi is best for quick, sourced answers without tracking.

How many people use Andi Search?

Andi does not publish user numbers. Similarweb estimated about 219,000 visits to andisearch.com in April 2026, though some traffic now goes to the newer andiai.com domain.

Does Andi have an API?

Yes. The Andi Search API opened in February 2026. It returns ranked results, instant answers and AI-ready markdown, and it can be connected to coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex through an MCP server.

Is Andi Search the same as “Andy Search”?

Yes. “Andy Search” is a common misspelling of Andi Search.

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