Next up is Mojeek, another search engine that stakes its reputation on claims of user privacy. Like Brave Search and DuckDuckGo, Mojeek claims that it never tracks users. It searches based on its own index and has its own web crawler, MojeekBot. The company also claims to have its own, proprietary ranking algorithm that should differentiate its results from those surfaced by Google or Bing.
Like the competition, Mojeek does have an AI summary feature, but unlike some others, it seems conflicted about that decision. In a blog post, Mojeek noted, “We support the open web and have concerns about the current [AI] trend.” Mojeek also explained that it respects robots.txt and includes citations with back links in-line with AI summaries. Additionally, it claims that rather than a preassembled dataset, AI summaries are generated by feeding the search results of each query to the LLM.
Settings for Mojeek are plentiful, with unique options like the ability to tab over to a Substack-only search, which is a helpful addition for those who like to seek out independent writing. You can also choose how many news results to display, which is great for those who want more or less news items to surface. Overall, Mojeek is a thoughtful Google alternative.