Andi

AI Search for the Next Generation. Free. No Ads. No tracking. Backed by Y Combinator.

[Andi @andi_search]

PCMag's #1-rated AI search just opened its API for early access.

87% accuracy on independent benchmarks, 14 billion pages indexed, under 1¢ per query. Six YC startups already in, 45 on the waitlist.

Apply in reply ↓

[Andi @andi_search]

@w2jmoe It gives very "tough love" feedback on purpose. We did that to make it as helpful as possible. It uses Garry Tan's GStack Office Hours skill to challenge you. But don't think of your answers as inadequate, just "work in progress".

You've got this!

[Andi @andi_search]

Andi helped 654 startups with YC Application reviews in the last 30 days. We helped 72 with personal Alumni feedback. And we recommended 17 to YC.

https://t.co/2Hmu6Kg5w8

[Andi @andi_search]

@kucukcakiroglu_ The application is completely private - we don't save or store it online at all, just in your local browser. So no one can access it but you.

But you can use the <Email Your Application> button on the Advice page to send the full output report to your co-founder easily 🤗

[Andi @andi_search]

New version of https://t.co/O8gON7J2F4 is now live with Claude Opus 4.8 support.

Run markdown files as executable programs from CLI with unix piping and chaining.

$ chmod +x task.md && ./task.md
# Pipe data in, redirect output out
$ cat data.json | ./analyze.md > results.txt

[Angela Hoover @angelahoover_]

It's that time of year - YC interviews! If you've got an interview coming up and want to mock, DM me. I set aside a few slots on my calendar this weekend. 😀

[Jed White 💥♻️ @jedwhite]

This is going to be a crazy interesting Startup School. If you're thinking about building a startup, apply!

Andi was born at Startup School. It's the highest leverage education early-stage startup founders can get 🫡

Plus... Boom... Blake is a Legend!

[britton winterrose @Winterrose]

finally one built by YC alumni

[Andi @andi_search]

Need last-minute help for the YC S26 application deadline tonight?

353 applications reviewed in the past two weeks. 34 high-scoring founders received in-person alum reviews.

New V2 reviews your whole application together, not one answer at a time.

https://t.co/2Hmu6Kg5w8

[Jed White 💥♻️ @jedwhite]

I was insanely nervous the first time I applied to YC.

I agonized about it for weeks.

When I look at it now, that application was so embarrassingly bad. But it was a start.

And it directly led to getting in to YC W22. And that changed my life. The deadline is today. All you need is an idea.

If you need last minute feedback, my DMs are open. We try to pay it forward and help as many people as we can.

[Andi @andi_search]

🥲😍💙

[Angela Hoover @angelahoover_]

Talked to a user this morning who told me @andi_search has helped them learn things in a way that didn't feel possible before the 2020s. People actually care about privacy, sources and originality in search. Friendly reminder to talk to your users 😀

[Andi @andi_search]

GitHub: https://t.co/Udfxwm9N7R

More info: https://t.co/37u0FlTQIv

Docs - made automatically by @mintlify:
https://t.co/m1Yj0C82HS

MIT licensed.

[Andi @andi_search]

We open-sourced AIRun.

Write an AI prompt in a markdown file. Add a shebang. Run it from your terminal like any script.

Pipe data in, chain scripts together, redirect output to files — same Unix workflow you already know, applied to AI.

Works with Claude, GPT, Llama, or free local models via Ollama. Same script, different flag.

Link in reply →

[Jed White 💥♻️ @jedwhite]

https://t.co/SWJrInPVCf

[Andi @andi_search]

Read the full review: https://t.co/lBmRzUwr26

Try Andi: https://t.co/rPj8gBlvqR

[Andi @andi_search]

For the third consecutive year, @PCMag has recognized Andi in their Best AI Search Engines roundup — this time as the Best Free AI Search Engine.

"A friendly interface that makes it easy to check sources, filter responses, and more."

Free, private, ad-free.

[Andi @andi_search]

See the full report here:
https://t.co/MFzoYBfPdv

And check out https://t.co/JfvnJ1UNlh

[Andi @andi_search]

Truth isn't open to the highest bidder. We've had a lot of pressure at Andi to run ads, ever since we got started.

Sometimes it seems tempting, when you're still finding PMF and the GPUs have burned all the pennies.

But we think that the marriage of AI persuasiveness with agentic research on user's own personal data -- all to sell them ads -- is extremely dangerous.

Our mission is at Andi is to save the world from bad information and surveillance. Like SEO and ads before, both scammers and legit organizations alike are going to be try to influence AI agents and people alike. The scammy actors will use AI to manipulate and trick and deceive people and agents both.

According to a new survey from The Information, 77% of people don't want ads in their AI answers. People understand intuitively that sponsored AI advice is dystopian.

Andi is free and private. It's focused on finding the right information without fear or favor.

[Andi @andi_search]

If you're applying to YC, the Andi team tries to pay-it-forward and help as many users as we can with reviews.

But we can never get to everyone.

So we built a tool to help. If you can get a rating in the top 10%, it unlocks a request for an in-person review with an Alum.

Application deadline for YC is 4 May.

Good luck!!

[Jed White 💥♻️ @jedwhite]

"Your answer demonstrates strong potential."

vs.

"You say you have 200 users but don't say how you got them or whether they pay. That's the first thing a partner asks."

This is one of the keys to helping improve a YC application, based on reviewing hundreds of them.

[Andi @andi_search]

@jedwhite Try it → https://t.co/2Hmu6Kg5w8

See the source: https://t.co/Vlq9OP6IMb

[Andi @andi_search]

Garry Tan open-sourced how YC partners evaluate startups. Our CTO @jedwhite built it into YC Advisor, our app that helps founders improve their YC applications.

Feedback now pressure-tests your demand validation, specificity, and competitive positioning.

S26 apps close May 4. Working on yours?

[Jed White 💥♻️ @jedwhite]

Yesterday I realized gstack's powerful /office-hours command was exactly what was missing from the YC Advisor tool we built to help founders trying to improve their YC Applications.

So I added it.

The beauty of gstack skills is not just that you can use them to build products, but that you can add them directly in to products you're building to make them better, and self-improving.

They work right out of the box.