I don’t have a source but this is based on my membership in the Kagi Discord server. Kagi search has decided to allow people to opt out of Brave results being included in the results and may asking Brave for free API access so that they aren’t being supported. I’m still unsure about whether I’ll resubscribe to Kagi. I might give Startpage a run for a bit.
They already said that the Brave API is cheaper for them. That’s the motive. They keep charging the same but pay less.
That’s one way to maliciously twist their words.