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Phind - AI Search Engine for Developers | AI.info
Phind is the AI search engine built for developers. Get cited code answers using Claude, GPT-4o, or Phind-70B — with a VS Code extension for in-editor help.
Phind combined web search with language models to answer programming questions, explain concepts, generate code, and help debug errors. It cited documentation, Stack Overflow, and GitHub, and also offered a VS Code extension for code explanations, fixes, and refactoring suggestions.
The service was aimed at developers and technical teams. Phind shut down on January 16, 2026, so its web app, extension, models, and paid plans are no longer available.
Features
- Answered technical questions with links to documentation, Stack Overflow, and GitHub
- Generated code examples and explanations for programming tasks
- Helped diagnose and fix coding errors
- Provided multi-step reasoning over technical queries
- Offered a VS Code extension for code explanations and refactoring
- Used proprietary coding models alongside third-party models
Use cases
- Debug programming errors using cited technical sources
- Generate code examples for unfamiliar libraries or frameworks
- Explain existing code and technical concepts
- Compare implementation approaches during development
- Refactor highlighted code inside Visual Studio Code