Tired of AI Overviews? I Found 9 Google Search Alternatives That Showed Me Links Again

I’m not the biggest AI critic in the world, but even I’ll admit it: I don’t always want Google summarizing the internet for me.

Honestly, I wish I could turn off AI Overviews. I also don’t want to be nudged into AI Mode with every query. Sometimes, I just want to type a few words, get a wall of blue links, and decide what to open myself. Yes, I know there are ways to make Google feel a little more like old Google, but they’re clunky. And, sure, I could switch to a different search engine, but that’s weird, right?

I’ve been Googling for 20 years.

Still, it got me wondering: Are Google’s competitors going all in on AI, too? So, I went hunting for alternatives — ones that use little to no AI and still feel like a classic search engine. Apparently, that version of the internet is getting harder to find.