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ASSIST AI can browse the internet to answer questions requiring current or specialized information the AI may not be confident about. Users can toggle the Web Search Action on or off at any time to override the AI’s default behavior. When Internal Search is also used, ASSIST AI seamlessly combines web sources with internal documents — both in the generated answer and in the UI.

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Requirements

Web Search relies on two components: 1) a search provider to retrieve results, and 2) a web scraper to extract full page content for more complete answers.
NameProviderPriceBenefit
ExaExa.ai$5 / 1,000 queriesAI-optimized with strong semantic search
SerperSerper.devFree tier + $0.30 / 1,000 queriesFast and budget-friendly
BraveBrave Search APIUsage-basedIndependent index, wide web coverage, simple setup
Google PSEGoogleFree tier + $5 / 1,000 queriesOfficial Google results, ideal for security-conscious teams
SearXNGSearXNGSelf-hosted / infrastructure cost onlyPrivate, self-hostable metasearch across multiple engines

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Web Scrappers

Since search providers return only short snippets, a scraper fetches the full page content for richer, more reliable responses.
NameRequires ConfigBenefits
ASSIST AI Web CrawlerNoBuilt-in, works on most pages, free, and keeps queries within your deployment
FirecrawlYes — API key + base URLHigher performance with better handling of edge cases
ExaYes — API keyFetches and summarizes page content, ideal for teams already using Exa as their search provider