"Both search sites have frill-free designs with little else aside from a search box. Google frequently updates its logo to honor holidays and other special occasions. Both let you opt for a dark or light mode, but DuckDuckGo offers a lot more in the way of customizing colors, fonts, and the layout of results. Neither lets you set a background image like Bing."
"Google's search box is a little busier, with microphone and camera buttons for voice entry and Google Lens image search, respectively. It also features an AI Mode button, which activates Gemini, and the venerable "I'm feeling lucky" button, which directs you directly to the first site it finds. DuckDuckGo doesn't offer a voice search option, but it does put its AI tool above the search box (Duck.ai). Notably, you can turn off all of DuckDuckGo's AI features if you don't want to see them."
"Both offer search suggestions as you type, though Google drops down popular queries as soon as you click into the box. That aspect can be more distracting than helpful, but you can fortunately turn it off. Both present an AI result on top of the result page if relevant, though DuckDuckGo's takes up less of the page. Each shows ad links in the results, but Google's sponsored shopping results seem to be more prominent."
Both search engines present minimalist homepages centered on a search box, with Google frequently changing its logo for special occasions. DuckDuckGo offers greater customization of colors, fonts, and result layout, while neither allows background images like Bing. Google's search box includes microphone and camera buttons for voice input and Google Lens image search, plus an AI Mode for Gemini and an "I'm feeling lucky" shortcut. DuckDuckGo places its AI tool above the search box and allows users to disable AI features. Both show search suggestions, surface AI results when relevant, and display ads, with Google's shopping ads more prominent. DuckDuckGo combines a privatized Microsoft Bing index with internal DuckDuckBot sources. Google's index is mobile-first, emphasizing mobile websites.
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