Kagi News
Hacker ApprovedRanked 3 of 9 news aggregators by recommenders
Shoppers recommend it as a quick, configurable news overview that attributes sources. Critics say it republishes AI-generated articles and lacks depth.
Shoppers recommend it as a quick, configurable news overview that attributes sources. Critics say it republishes AI-generated articles and lacks depth.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Liked as indie, small-web project
“Kagi's small web and news apps are pretty good too.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Kagi releases official Kagi Assistant apps” “My favorite news feed overall: news.kagi.com”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Pinterest is drowning in a sea of AI slop and auto-moderation” “More indie projects I admire and use”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Plenty of AI hype, but not much useful software?” Preferred over mainstream news portals
“Usually it is better for (configurable to my needs) quick overview than any big news portals out there.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Back to Kagi” “I still prefer Kagi News over any mainstream media at this point.”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “CNN Lite” Quick overview of key stories
“Usually it is better for (configurable to my needs) quick overview than any big news portals out there.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Back to Kagi” “So far it seems to capture all the important bits.”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a fast RSS reader in Zig” Trusted maker with aligned interests
“having tried Kagi news (first impressions as a daily driver for a week), I no longer think so, particularly because Kagi are doing everything right.”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “AI fake news complaining about how AI fake news is the death of real news” “At least Kagi's interests are aligned with mine.”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Republishes AI content without disclosure
“Are they not contributing to the slop by republishing slopified versions of articles without as much as an acknowledgement of the journalists”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search” “A daily briefing is AI generated does not communicate all articles are AI generated.”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search” “Kagi News does not disclose AI even.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search” Lacks depth, feels barebones
“it feels like it's missing the depth I like in well-written reporting”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results” “Feels very barebones but has a lot of potential.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results” “Also, there news app is pretty underwhelming.”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Kagi is contemplating the removal of the assistant from its professional tier” Contributes to AI slop problem
“Are they not contributing to the slop by republishing slopified versions of articles without as much as an acknowledgement of the journalists”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search” “They're very much a part of the problem, as I've demonstrated.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search”
Other news aggregators people recommend
The four most recommended other news aggregators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground News | 18 | 23 | 44% | 10 | — | — |
| Digg | 17 | 43 | 28% | 11 | — | — |
| Kagi NewsThis page | 14 | 4 | 78% | 8 | — | Approved |
| techposts.eu | 11 | 4 | 73% | 2 | — | — |
| Brutalist Report | 10 | 1 | 91% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
19 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“You may enjoy Kagi's News offering.”
“it feels like it's missing the depth I like in well-written reporting”
“Feels very barebones but has a lot of potential.”
“Kagi's small web and news apps are pretty good too.”
“Usually it is better for (configurable to my needs) quick overview than any big news portals out there.”
“I stopped using Kagi news when I saw it has Russia Today as a source for many articles”
“I still prefer Kagi News over any mainstream media at this point.”
“having tried Kagi news (first impressions as a daily driver for a week), I no longer think so, particularly because Kagi are doing everything right.”
“At least Kagi's interests are aligned with mine.”
“Also, there news app is pretty underwhelming.”
“More indie projects I admire and use”
“My favorite news feed overall: news.kagi.com”
“So far it seems to capture all the important bits.”
“A daily briefing is AI generated does not communicate all articles are AI generated.”
“I haven't spotted any content issues, aside from the tone and structure not quite matching my personal preferences.”
“They're very much a part of the problem, as I've demonstrated.”
“They provide attribution to the sources.”
“Are they not contributing to the slop by republishing slopified versions of articles without as much as an acknowledgement of the journalists”
“Kagi News does not disclose AI even.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.