Web Search: enable search, check sources and access
Search the web in Chat, open the sources behind an answer and follow up with a correction. Find the search controls, model support and troubleshooting here.
Enable AI Web Search in Chat
Sign in, open Chat and choose a compatible text model. Open the composer’s plus menu, labeled Add files, tools and parameters, and turn Web search on. Check the Search chip, then send a specific question asking for original source URLs. Search can also be selected from your request’s intent.
Use web search and official NASA webpages to explain why Venus is hotter than Mercury. Compare their mean surface temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius, and put a source URL beside each factual claim. Say when a source cannot be checked.Turn Web Search off for a later request
Open the plus menu, turn Web search off and check that the Search chip disappears. A new chat, model change or saved preference can change the selection, and request wording can also trigger search. To work only from supplied material, say “Do not search the web; use only the text I provide.” This does not undo earlier searches or provider processing.
When you need an answer from a particular webpage
Pasting a URL or turning Search on does not prove the entire page was read. Open the original page and identify the passage needed for your question. If exact wording matters, paste the relevant excerpt you are permitted to share, identify its URL and date, and ask for an answer using only that text. For a document, follow the Files reference and check the extracted material. Keep inaccessible passages and missing context explicit rather than treating them as verified.
Open the original source for each claim
Open the reply’s Sources button or a citation beside the claim, then follow the external-link notice to the original page. Check its publisher, date and supporting passage. Files & sources can include references from the whole conversation, so its total may differ from the current answer’s citations. The Research lesson shows a complete question, source check and revision.
Which models can search the internet?
Gab AI can supply web evidence to compatible text-output models, including Arya. Choose the model for your task and use Chat’s Web search control. Work and API clients have their own interfaces; model-provider search features and media generators use different capabilities.
Can I use Web Search without Plus?
Web Search in Chat does not have a separate Plus requirement. You can use it with a model available to your account and applicable credits. Work and developer API access follow their own plan rules.
Find your completed request’s usage
Review the selected model’s current cost information before sending. Afterward, open the reply’s Details or Usage History. Usage depends on the model and workflow; check each request when a task includes several follow-ups.
Check source dates and coverage
Search can find current information, but results may come from an earlier search or cache. Open the original pages and compare publication dates with your question. Some sources are inaccessible, incomplete or out of date. A search result or citation does not establish that the full page was read or that the answer covers every relevant source.
Search queries and provider context
Search queries and relevant request context may be shared with search and model providers. Choose what you include and review the privacy policy for how information is handled. Opening a source takes you to that publisher’s website.
If a source is missing or an answer needs correcting
Check the Search chip and selected model. Ask for a source URL beside each unsupported claim. If a page cannot be opened, ask for an accessible original source and keep the gap visible. For a wrong citation, give the checked URL, relevant passage and correction; then review the complete revised answer for missing facts or links. For an access error, check the selected model and account status before retrying.
Web Search questions
Use these decisions to set the scope of your next request.
Can I research using only text I provide?
Yes. Provide the relevant text and ask for an answer using only that material, without web search. You can check it against the supplied passage, but that does not independently confirm the passage’s claims or remove model-provider processing.
What if two reliable sources disagree?
Keep both sources visible. Compare dates, definitions, methods and what each actually measured. Explain any remaining disagreement and what evidence would resolve it; do not invent a consensus.
Do several pages from one publisher count as independent confirmation?
No. Trace them to the underlying evidence. In the NASA example, several pages belong to the same institutional source family. Independent corroboration requires genuinely separate evidence, not just more URLs.
Can I search through the developer API?
The API has separate access and billing requirements. Use the API reference for supported text requests and search opt-in fields; the Chat switch does not configure an API client.
Guides and resources
Find more detail and choose your next step.
Find the sources behind your next question.
Open Chat, choose a compatible text model and turn Web search on. Use the Research lesson for a complete question, source check and revision.