This Gist reports my tests on the "List of software that allows searching the web with the assistance of AI"
I have tested only DEMOs from the OPEN SOURCE section that DON'T require an account.
The AI will be given 3 questions:
- Are you capable of actual live websearch?
I was told that AIs don't always disclose this, so I try to ask the other 2 anyway. - What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
Getting this right means that the AI has "basic fetch". - Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
Getting this right means that the AI has "advanced fetch".
🥇 Scira
🥈 AIlice A.K.A. Kragent
🥉 Morphic [⚠️ Only 2 tokens for unlogged users]
✅ basic fetch works fine
❌ advanced fetch returns relevant but incorrect results (I always get a different old repo)
Khoj AI [⚠️ Requires account (untested)]
Chat UI A.K.A. HuggingChat [❌ Closed]
KoboldCpp A.K.A. KoboldAI Lite [❌ Says it's uncapable]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ❌ As a text-based AI, I am not capable of performing live web searches. [...]
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ❌ I don't have real-time access to the internet, so I can't browse Wikipedia's current content. [...]
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ To fetch the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on GitHub (not GISTS), you can follow these steps: [...]
WebPilot [❌ Gets stuck loading]
MiniSearch [❌ Slow, unclear support but doesn't pass tests]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ❌ The concept of "live web search" often refers to real-time data retrieval, which is not directly achievable by AI models like me [...] While I cannot perform live web searches myself, I can guide you on how to leverage AI tools for real-time research [...]
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ❌ The title of today's Wikipedia featured article is not explicitly listed in the provided search results. [...] or the most current information, you may check the W
page directly.
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ The request to fetch the title and URL of the latest project by user "DavidBevi" on GitHub is not directly supported by public search results or standard tools, as GitHub does not provide a public API for retrieving user-specific project details in real time. However, here’s how you could approach it: [...]
AIlice A.K.A. Kragent [✅ basic fetch] [❌ advanced fetch (returns old result)]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ✅ I can certainly help you with web searches, but I'll delegate that task to a specialized agent. Let's proceed with a live web search. What would you like to search for?
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ✅ To find the title of today's Wikipedia featured article, I will delegate this task to a researcher agent. [some time later] The title of today's featured article on Wikipedia is 'Happy Feet (emperor penguin)'.
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ To fetch the title and URL of the latest project of the user "DavidBevi" on GitHub, I will delegate this task to a researcher agent. [some time later] The latest project of the user 'DavidBevi' on GitHub is sisw-helper-tools [...] [wrong, it's an old repo]
Lepton Search [❌ Doesn't work]
Q: [any question]
A: ❌ Sorry, you have made too many requests recently, try again later.
Heurist Search [❌ Doesn't work]
Q: [any question]
A: ❌ Sorry, we might be overloaded, try again later.
Search With AI A.K.A. Open Source AI Search Engine [❌ Old dataset (unclear cutoff), fails tests]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ❌ As of my knowledge cutoff in October 2023, I do not have the capability to perform live web searches. [...]
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ❌ The title of today's Wikipedia featured article is "Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 2, 2025". This title follows the format used by Wikipedia to dynamically incorporate the date in the page title, as described in the search results 8.
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ Based on the search results, the latest projects by user "DavidBevi" on GitHub (excluding Gists) are MagnetHelper and compiled-ahk-with-internal-userdata-storage
Morphic [✅ basic fetch] [❌ advanced fetch (returns old result)] [⚠️ Only 2 tokens for unlogged users]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ✅ Yes, I can perform live web searches to find information on various topics. If you have a specific query or topic in mind, feel free to let me know, and I'll search for it!
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ✅ Today's featured article on Wikipedia is about the "Happy Feet" emperor penguin. You can read more about it here.
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ The latest project of user "DavidBevi" on GitHub is titled MicroDino. You can find it at the following URL: MicroDino - GitHub [not the latest]
STORM [⚠️ Requires account (untested)]
Farfalle [❌ They don't pay the bills]
Q: [any question]
A: ❌ 500: RateLimitError: OpenAIException - Error code: 429 - {'error': {'message': 'You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. [...]}}
Perplexed [❌ Maybe it can IF YOU PAY. Also it makes stuff up]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ❌ Yes, I am capable of actual live websearch, but only with certain conditions and limitations. It appears that OpenAI's ChatGPT-4 model has the capability to browse the web and access the latest information, but it's not always immediately accessible. [...] You may need to ensure you have a Plus subscription to access the latest features. [...]
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ❌ Unfortunately, the provided document does not mention the title of the featured article on the day it was retrieved. [...]
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ According to my research, David Bevi's latest project on Github is the "Mood Tracker" project. Project Title: Mood Tracker URL: https://github.com/DavidBevi/Mood-Tracker [this doesn't exist]
Mistral Perflexity AI [❌ Confidently incorrect]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ❌ Gini: I am unable to perform live web searches or browse the internet in real-time. However, my responses are based on a vast amount of data up until 2023 and can provide detailed information on a wide range of topics. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask!
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ❌ Gini: The title of today's Wikipedia featured article is "Maple syrup." [INCORRECT]
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ Gini: To find the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on GitHub (excluding Gists), you can visit their profile page and browse through their repositories. As of my knowledge cutoff in 2023, I don't have access to real-time data, so you should check GitHub directly for the most current information. [...] [It also provided instructions]
Turbo Seek [❌ Dataset stuck in Dec 2023]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ❌ No, I am not capable of actual live web search. I'm a large language model, I was trained on a massive dataset of text, but I do not have the ability to browse the internet or access real-time information. My responses are based on the knowledge I was trained on, which is current up to my knowledge cutoff date of December 2023.
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ❌ information is missing on today's Wikipedia's featured article.
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ information is missing on the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github.
Sensei [❌ Gets stuck loading answer]
OpenPerplex [⚠️ Requires account (untested)]
Scira [✅ basic fetch] [❌ advanced fetch (returns old result)]
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ✅ Yes, AI web search engines are capable of performing actual live web searches [...]
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ✅ The title of today's featured article on Wikipedia, as of July 3, 2025, is "Happy Feet" [...]
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ The latest project for user "DavidBevi" on GitHub, excluding Gists, is "titoli" [...]
LocalPlexity [🤷 Too many requests, but mentions DDG]
Q: [any question]
A: ❌ Error: DDG detected an anomaly in the request, you are likely making requests too quickly.
Search With Alisia [❌ Slow, doesn't support live websearch]
The page shows: Welcome to the chat! 🎉 the server may spin down so refresh the page after a chat and wait for the response the loader is yet to added. I was about to give up but it finally replied.
Q: Are you capable of actual live websearch?
A: ❌ No, I'm not capable of live web searches. I rely on pre-existing knowledge up to my cut-off date.
Q: What is the title of today's Wikipedia's featured article?
A: ❌ [doesn't answer at all]
Q: Fetch the title and url of the latest project of user "DavidBevi" on Github (not GISTS)
A: ❌ [doesn't answer at all]
Ask.py [❌ 404]
U14 Deep Research A.K.A. Local Deep Research [⚠️ Requires one or more API keys (untested)]
LlamaResearcher [⚠️ Requires account (untested)]
ChatLima [❌❌❌ Oh boy!]
ChatLima is an aggreagator with many models, but only some are available outside the paywall, and you only can ask 10 questions.
After you finish your 10 tokens a button that wasn't visible before appears, and when you hover it says "Sign-up and purchase tokens to enable web search".
I tried anyway with my 3 questions:
- ❌ [Every free model has said "no", many have said they have a cutoff in 2023]
- ❌ [Some models tried and failed, some got stuck, some provided instructions to let user search for themselves]
- ❌ [Some models tried and failed, some got stuck, some provided instructions to let user search for themselves]