Algolia
The AI search and retrieval platform — Agentic, Generative, Search

Algolia is an AI-powered search and retrieval platform used by over 18,000 organizations across 150+ countries. It enables businesses to build agentic, generative, and traditional search experiences at scale. Algolia also offers DocSearch, a free purpose-built search tool for documentation sites powered by its global infrastructure.
Algolia indexes content and uses AI models to interpret queries, rank results by relevance, and deliver sub-20ms responses via its global search infrastructure.
Developers and organizations building search and AI retrieval experiences
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
- Company
- Algolia
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