alt Hacker NewsKagi used to use Google's search API. They discuss the current state of their index here: https://blog.kagi.com/waiting-dawn-search
Kagi used to use Google's search API. They discuss the current state of their index here: https://blog.kagi.com/waiting-dawn-search
Buried under a lot of complaints about fairness, Kagi mentions they are still using Google search results, just without authorization.
> Because direct licensing isn't available to us on compatible terms, we - like many others - use third-party API providers for SERP-style results (SERP meaning search engine results page).
So in one sense, yes, Kagi isn't quite Google, but in another sense, it very much still is.