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Phind

AI answer engine for developers — technical search with code and citations.

Categories
SearchIDE
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Cloud
Platforms
Web
Models
Multi-model
Verified
Jun 20, 2026

Phind is a conversational search engine built for developers: it combines live web results with generative AI to answer technical questions, returning explanations, code snippets, and cited sources. It uses multi-step reasoning over documentation and the web, and integrates into the editor via a VS Code extension. A free tier covers everyday use, with Plus and Pro plans adding stronger models, longer context, and higher limits.

Pros & cons

  • Developer-tuned technical answers
  • Code snippets with cited sources
  • VS Code extension
  • Usable free tier
  • Narrow focus outside technical queries
  • Best models gated to paid plans
  • Deep IDE support mainly VS Code

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