AI Models with Web Search

14 models on CoreAI can search the live web before answering, so their responses include current events, fresh prices, and today's facts instead of stopping at a training cutoff. Search-capable models come from Sakana, Perplexity, OpenAI, listed newest-first below.

Web-search models cite their sources, which makes them the right choice for research, fact-checking, news summaries, and anything where "as of today" matters. In the CoreAI app these models show a "Search" chip in chat — CoreAI's AI Search tool is built on the same capability.

ModelProviderContextInput $/1MOutput $/1MCapabilities
Sakana: Fugu Ultra Sakana 1000K $5 $30 Reasoning, Web search, Vision
Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search Perplexity 200K $3 $15 Reasoning, Web search, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview OpenAI 128K $0.15 $0.60 Web search
OpenAI: GPT-4o Search Preview OpenAI 128K $2.50 $10 Web search
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro Perplexity 128K $2 $8 Reasoning, Web search, Vision
Perplexity: Sonar Pro Perplexity 200K $3 $15 Web search, Vision
Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research Perplexity 128K $2 $8 Reasoning, Web search
Perplexity: Sonar Perplexity 127K $1 $1 Web search, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-11-20) OpenAI 128K $2.50 $10 Web search, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-08-06) OpenAI 128K $2.50 $10 Web search, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini OpenAI 128K $0.15 $0.60 Web search, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) OpenAI 128K $0.15 $0.60 Web search, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-4o OpenAI 128K $2.50 $10 Web search, Vision
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) OpenAI 128K $5 $15 Web search, Vision

Frequently Asked Questions

Can AI models access the internet?

Most can't — a standard LLM only knows its training data. The 14 models on this page are the exception: they run a live web search as part of answering, then ground the response in what they found, usually with citations.

What are web-search AI models good for?

Anything time-sensitive: news, market prices, sports results, product research, travel planning, and fact-checking claims. For timeless tasks like writing or coding, a standard model is faster.

Do web-search AI models cite sources?

Yes — responses typically include links to the pages the model consulted, so you can verify every claim. CoreAI displays these citations directly in the chat.

Is AI web search the same as a search engine?

It's a layer on top of one. The model runs searches, reads the top results, and synthesizes a direct answer — you get the conclusion with sources, instead of a page of links to read yourself.

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