It’s no secret that Google Search is in a weird place right now. The regular search experience has seen better days, with ads and unhelpful results making the search engine feel far less helpful than it was a few years ago. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence features like AI Overviews and AI Mode aren’t where they need to be.
Despite its imperfections, Google Search has remained my go-to search engine. But why should it when there are so many other options out there? Thinking it might be time for a change, I recently ditched Google Search and switched to one of its biggest competitors: Perplexity.