Search the web with sources
Verify recent information and open the sources used in an answer.
Choose a search mode
- Web: Auto detects common requests for current information, searches and links. If verification matters, select Web: On explicitly.
- Web: On requests a live search before answering. Web: Off uses model knowledge and the supplied material.
- Search status is shown while the tool runs. Supported answers include clickable source links, retained in conversation history.
- Search failures are reported instead of silently falling back to an unverified answer.
Allowance and privacy
Search-enabled requests reserve a separate allowance of 10 for Free and 100 for Pro per UTC calendar month, with an operator daily capacity limit. Failed or interrupted search attempts still count because provider charges may apply. Text actions also apply. Relevant request context is sent to the configured OpenAI web-search service; avoid sending confidential material. Sources can be incomplete, outdated or wrong: check primary evidence for important decisions.