# Web search with answers

Capability · https://godooo.ai/en/capability/web-search

> Web search with answers: 35 AI tools in this graph can do it, including Perplexity, Metaso 秘塔, Brave Search MCP Server, Exa MCP Server and Vane.

Search the live web and answer with sources you can check.

- **Takes in:** Text
- **Gives out:** Text

## Tools that do it

| Tool | Type | How well | Pricing | Open source | How you run it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Perplexity](https://godooo.ai/en/product/perplexity) | Product | main job* | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web, Mobile, API, Browser extension |
| [Metaso 秘塔](https://godooo.ai/en/product/metaso) | Product | main job* | Free |  | Web, Mobile, API |
| [Brave Search MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/brave-search) | MCP server | main job* |  | Yes | API, Self-host, Runs offline |
| [Exa MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/exa) | MCP server | main job* |  | Yes | API, Self-host |
| [Vane](https://godooo.ai/en/product/vane) | Product | main job* | Open source, free | Yes | Web, Self-host, Runs offline |
| [Tavily MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/tavily) | MCP server | main job* |  | Yes | API, Self-host, Runs offline |
| [ChatGPT](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatgpt) | Product | supported* | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web, Desktop, Mobile, API |
| [Gemini](https://godooo.ai/en/product/gemini) | Product | supported* | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web, Mobile, API |
| [DeepSeek](https://godooo.ai/en/product/deepseek) | Product | supported | Free |  | Web, Mobile, API |
| [Microsoft Copilot](https://godooo.ai/en/product/copilot) | Product | supported* | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web, Desktop, Mobile |
| [Grok](https://godooo.ai/en/product/grok) | Product | supported* | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web, Mobile, API |
| [Kimi](https://godooo.ai/en/product/kimi) | Product | supported | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web, Mobile |
| [Doubao 豆包](https://godooo.ai/en/product/doubao) | Product | supported | Free |  | Web, Mobile |
| [Qwen](https://godooo.ai/en/product/qwen) | Product | supported | Free |  | Web, Mobile, API, Self-host, Runs offline |
| [Notion AI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/notion-ai) | Product | supported* | Paid |  | Web, Desktop, Mobile |
| [Grok](https://godooo.ai/en/model/grok) | Model | supported* |  |  | Web, Mobile, API |
| [Open WebUI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/open-webui) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Web, Self-host, Runs offline, API |
| [Firecrawl](https://godooo.ai/en/product/firecrawl) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | API, Self-host, Terminal |
| [DeerFlow](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/deerflow) | Agent | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Web, Self-host, Runs offline, API, Terminal |
| [Le Chat](https://godooo.ai/en/product/le-chat) | Product | supported* | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web, Desktop, Mobile, API |
| [Yuanbao 元宝](https://godooo.ai/en/product/yuanbao) | Product | supported* | Free |  | Web, Mobile, Desktop |
| [Gemini CLI](https://godooo.ai/en/cli/gemini-cli) | CLI | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Terminal, Self-host |
| [Genspark](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/genspark) | Agent | supported* | Free plan + paid upgrades |  | Web |
| [o3](https://godooo.ai/en/model/o3) | Model | supported* |  |  | API, Web |
| [Firecrawl MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/firecrawl) | MCP server | supported* |  | Yes | API, Self-host, Terminal |
| [TextGen](https://godooo.ai/en/product/textgen) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Desktop, Web, Self-host, Runs offline, API |
| [LibreChat](https://godooo.ai/en/product/librechat) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Web, Self-host, API |
| [AnythingLLM](https://godooo.ai/en/product/anythingllm) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Web, Desktop, Self-host, API, Runs offline |
| [Chatbox](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatbox) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Desktop, Web, Mobile, Runs offline |
| [Khoj](https://godooo.ai/en/product/khoj) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Web, Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension, Self-host, Runs offline |
| [Langchain-Chatchat](https://godooo.ai/en/product/langchain-chatchat) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Self-host, Runs offline, API |
| [STORM](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/storm) | Agent | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Self-host, API, Terminal |
| [GPT Researcher](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/gpt-researcher) | Agent | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | Web, Self-host, API, Runs offline |
| [Jina Reader](https://godooo.ai/en/product/jina-reader) | Product | supported* | Open source, free | Yes | API, Self-host |
| [Perplexity MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/perplexity) | MCP server | supported* |  | Yes | Self-host, API, Runs offline |

\* proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration

## Related

- **Kinds of it:** [Deep research reports](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/deep-research)
- **Needed to:** [Research a topic fast](https://godooo.ai/en/goal/research-topic), [Launch a podcast](https://godooo.ai/en/goal/podcast)
- **Proven recipes:** [Launch a podcast](https://godooo.ai/en/recipe/podcast)

## Questions

### What is Web search with answers?

Search the live web and answer with sources you can check. Web search with answers: 35 AI tools in this graph can do it, including Perplexity, Metaso 秘塔, Brave Search MCP Server, Exa MCP Server and Vane.

### Which tools are built for “Web search with answers”?

Perplexity, Metaso 秘塔, Brave Search MCP Server, Exa MCP Server, Vane and Tavily MCP Server.

### Are there free tools for “Web search with answers”?

Metaso 秘塔, Brave Search MCP Server, Exa MCP Server, Vane, Tavily MCP Server, DeepSeek, Doubao 豆包 and Qwen.

### Which open-source tools can do “Web search with answers”?

Brave Search MCP Server, Exa MCP Server, Vane, Tavily MCP Server, Open WebUI, Firecrawl, DeerFlow and Gemini CLI.

### Which tools for “Web search with answers” run offline?

Brave Search MCP Server, Vane, Tavily MCP Server, Qwen, Open WebUI, DeerFlow, TextGen and AnythingLLM.

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