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Kagi Summarize

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What it is

Kagi Summarize creates summaries of web pages, videos and podcasts when a transcript is available. It accepts URLs for web pages, PDFs, PPTX files, MP3s and videos. Output choices include headlines, brief summaries, digests, medium or long summaries, bullet points and ELI5; users can also translate a summary with Kagi Translate. Kagi lists Cecil as consumer-grade, Agnes as consumer-grade and Muriel as enterprise-grade; Agnes and Muriel are available through the browser extension or API. Summarize is accessible in Kagi search results, through the!sum Bang, in Orion on Apple devices, and in Chrome and Firefox extensions. The API supports text pages, PDFs, PPTX and DOCX files, MP3/WAV audio, experimental YouTube URLs, and scanned PDFs or images using OCR. API requests are limited to 1 MB and require a Kagi account and API credits. A trial includes 100 searches and 100 AI interactions with standard models. Starter costs $5 per month plus tax; there is no free plan.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Kagi Summarize summarizes web pages, videos, and podcasts when a transcript is available.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Integrations
Summarize is available in Kagi search results, through the !sum Bang, in Orion on Apple devices, and via Chrome and Firefox extensions.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · kagi.com
Founded
2018Read 23 Sep 2026 · kagi.com
Company
Kagi says it was founded in 2018 by Vladimir Prelovac in Palo Alto, California.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
API formats
The API supports text web pages, PDFs, PPTX, DOCX, MP3/WAV audio, experimental YouTube URLs, and scanned PDFs or images using OCR.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
API limits
The API request size limit is 1 MB, and API access requires a Kagi account and API credits.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
API privacy
Kagi says API queries are not stored against an account or used to build a profile, though they may be temporarily logged without account linkage for debugging and abuse prevention.Read 29 Sep 2026 · kagi.com
Best suited to
Kagi describes its Professional plan as suited to internet professionals and developers who are prolific and advanced search users, and it includes unlimited Summarize access.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Models
Kagi lists Cecil as consumer-grade, while Agnes is consumer-grade and Muriel is enterprise-grade; the latter two are available through the browser extension or API.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Summary formats
The available modes include headline, brief summary, digest, medium, long, bullet points, and ELI5.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Summary retention
Kagi says summaries of public web pages may be cached for no more than a day and customer data is not cached.Read 29 Sep 2026 · kagi.com
Supported content
The website accepts URLs for web pages, PDFs, PPTX files, MP3s, and videos.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Translation
Users can optionally have a summary translated using Kagi Translate.Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com

Plans and prices

Trial Free 100 total searches · 100 AI interactions with standard models Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Summarizer API consumer models (Cecil and Agnes) $0.03, paid once $0.030 USD per 1,000 tokens processed Input and output tokens count · requests above 10,000 tokens are billed as 10,000 · cached summaries of the same URL are free Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Summarizer API consumer models with Ultimate discount $0.03, paid once $0.025 per 1,000 tokens processed Ultimate subscribers · input and output tokens count · requests above 10,000 tokens are billed as 10,000 · cached summaries of the same URL are free Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Summarizer API Muriel $1, paid once $1 USD per summary Flat rate regardless of document length or type Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Starter $5 a month USD $5 per month + tax 300 searches per month · 300 AI interactions per month with standard models Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Professional $10 a month USD $10 per month + tax Unlimited searches · unlimited access to Kagi Summarize · Kagi Assistant with standard models Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com
Ultimate $25 a month $25/month Everything in Professional · premium models in Kagi Assistant · best-quality mode in Kagi Translate with expanded usage limits Read 29 Sep 2026 · help.kagi.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Offers headline, digest, bullet-point and ELI5 formats.
  • Supports file uploads and transcript summaries.
  • Available through Kagi, Orion and browser extensions.
  • Professional includes unlimited Summarize access.

Limits

  • No free plan.
  • API requests are limited to 1 MB.
  • API access requires a Kagi account and API credits.

Who it suits

Kagi Summarize suits people who want to condense webpages, media with transcripts, or supported files into different summary formats. Its Professional plan is described as suited to prolific internet professionals, developers and advanced search users.

Verdict

Kagi Summarize covers a broad range of formats and entry points, with API access for additional file types. Choose a plan based on whether you need the trial allowance, monthly usage or API billing.

Where Specifiction places it

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