User recommends Ketch as a search tool for local models

A Reddit user shares their experience evaluating search tools for a Pi coding agent paired with local models, specifically Qwen3.6 35B.

• The author previously used Firecrawl and Brave Search but found them lacking or resource-intensive to self-host.
• SearXNG was tried as an alternative but lacked certain features compared to Firecrawl.
• Ketch was tested in combination with a local SearXNG instance, resulting in performance that the user described as superior to the other options.

The author concludes that Ketch is worth trying for users seeking a better search solution for their local model setups.