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You.com

AI search engine with customizable agent modes

4.5
freemiumbeginnerVerifiedSince 2021-11
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About You.com

You.com provides a chat-based search experience with specialized modes for research, coding, and creative writing. It offers deep citations and interactive widgets.

Focused on privacy and accuracy, it integrates real-time web results with LLM generated answers.

Platforms
WebiOSAndroidExtension
Best For
researchersStudentsIndividuals
Categories
Screenshot
You.com screenshot

Capabilities & Features

Free Tier
API Access
No Signup Required
Customizable
Multimodal
Voice Input
Image Input
Image Output
File Upload
Web Search
Code Execution
Plugins
Memory
Browser Extension
Open SourceWorks OfflineVideo InputVideo OutputAudio OutputCollaborationWhite LabelSelf-Hostable

Common Use Cases

1

research

2

coding

3

summarization

Pricing Modelfreemium

Free Plan

Unlimited basic searches

Paid Plan

YouPro $20/mo

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Pros & Cons

Excellent source citations

Privacy-focused design

Interactive smart modules

Less dominant than Perplexity

UI can get cluttered

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