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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

What is Brave Search AI?

Brave Search AI is the AI layer of Brave Search, an independent search engine built on its own index. It adds AI Answers that summarize responses with cited sources, Ask Brave for longer chat-style follow-ups and a Deep Research mode for thorough investigations, plus AI-generated featured snippets and result descriptions. Users can also refine results with search operators, Bangs, Goggles and Discussions. Brave Search is ad-supported by default, with an optional ad-free Search Premium subscription, and the AI features are built in-house using open-source LLMs and Brave's own technology.

How to use Brave Search AI

  1. 1

    Search or ask a question

    Go to search.brave.com and enter a query or question in the search box to see results and AI Answers.

  2. 2

    Use Ask Brave for follow-ups

    Open Ask Brave to get longer, more detailed answers, continue the conversation with chat follow-ups, or use Deep Research mode.

  3. 3

    Refine with operators and Bangs

    Use operators such as quotes, minus and plus, or Bangs like !r for Reddit and !w for Wikipedia to filter results.

  4. 4

    Customize with Goggles

    Select or create Goggles to adjust ranking rules and boost the type of content you want to see.

Brave Search AI Features

AI Answers with references to sources

Ask Brave chat follow-ups and Deep Research mode

AI-generated featured snippets and result descriptions

Independent search index

Search operators and Bangs

Community Goggles for custom ranking

Discussions from forums like Reddit and StackExchange

Private ads without tracking or profiling

Brave Search AI Use Cases

  • Getting concise answers to questions with cited sources

  • Researching topics in depth with Deep Research mode

  • Filtering results to specific sites with Bangs

  • Customizing result rankings with Goggles

  • Finding forum discussions on a topic

Brave Search AI FAQs

Ask Brave provides longer, more detailed answers than AI Answers, supports chat follow-ups, and includes a Deep Research mode for thorough investigations.

Yes. AI Answers provide a concise summary along with references to sources backing the key claims.

Conversation state is stored for the duration of the conversation and automatically erased after 24 hours of inactivity. Shared conversations may be stored for up to 7 days.

Bangs are shortcuts that take you to another site's results or filter results by source, such as !r for Reddit or !w for Wikipedia.

Goggles let you customize search results pages with your own rules or filters, or choose from community-published Goggles.

Yes, Brave Search is ad-supported by default using private ads that do not rely on tracking or profiling. An ad-free Search Premium subscription is also available.

Yes. Open Settings and toggle off "Anonymous usage metrics."

Yes. Brave Search is built on its own independent search index rather than relying on Big Tech search engines.

Brave Search AI Official Information

Company
Brave Software
Website
https://search.brave.com/
Documentation
https://search.brave.com/help
Contact
https://search.brave.com/help/contact

Brave Search AI Pricing

Freemium

Brave Search is ad-supported by default; Search Premium is an optional ad-free subscription. Specific Premium pricing is not listed on the supplied pages.

Brave Search (ad-supported)

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Default Brave Search experience supported by private, anonymous search ads.

  • AI Answers with cited sources
  • Ask Brave chat follow-ups and Deep Research mode
  • Search operators, Bangs, Goggles and Discussions
  • Private ads without tracking or profiling

Search Premium

Optional paid subscription that removes ads from Brave Search.

  • Completely ad-free search experience
  • Supports Brave's Web privacy and independence mission

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