AI-first search engine and assistant combining web search with chat, research agents, and multiple LLMs.
What is You.com?#
You.com is an AI-first search engine and assistant. It combines web search, chat with multiple LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini), image generation, and research agents that can run multi-step tasks. You.com emphasizes cited answers, productivity-focused apps (code, travel, writing), and an API for developers.
What can You.com do?#
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Web Search API
Query the live web and return titles, URLs and snippets
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Contents API
Fetch clean HTML or text from target URLs for LLM input
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Research API
Deep research that returns a synthesized answer with cited sources
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Grounded answers
Generate answers grounded in fresh web data for agents and LLMs
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Benchmark-leading accuracy
#1 on DeepSearchQA and competitive on SimpleQA and Frames
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Zero data retention
Enterprise mode keeps queries out of retained storage
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SOC2 certified
Meets SOC2 requirements with DPA for enterprise buyers
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Custom QPS
Rate limits can be tuned per enterprise customer
Use Cases#
- AI agent developers — Wire the Web Search API into an agent so it can query the live web from Python.
- RAG builders — Call the Contents API to pull clean HTML from a URL list into the retrieval pipeline.
- Research tools — Use the Research API to deliver a synthesized answer with numbered sources.
- Enterprise data teams — Pipe live web results into data pipelines with zero data retention and SOC2 compliance.
- Startup engineers — Try the APIs for free before wiring them into production.
Quick facts about You.com#
- Pricing
- Free$0/moPro$15/moTeam$25/moas of Apr 18, 2026View official pricing
- Platforms
- Web·iOS·Android·API
Frequently Asked Questions#
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