Google search alternatives (2026)
Google is 80% ads and SEO spam. Hobnob AI gives you direct, cited answers — no 10 blue links, no AdSense, no scroll past 6 sponsored boxes.
What's broken today
- ×Google's first screen is ads + AI Overviews from third parties.
- ×SEO spam buries real answers.
- ×No transparency on source quality.
How Hobnob fixes it
Answer-first
The answer is the page, with sources underneath.
TrustScore
Sources are scored 0-100 by quality, freshness and authority.
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Try these prompts
Copy-paste straight into Hobnob to see the difference.
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