You.com

★★★★☆4.1 / 5 editorial Freemium Free tier for everyday queries. Paid plans from ~$20/mo ($15/mo billed annually) add higher limits, premium models and advanced research modes.

AI search and chat assistant that answers with citations from the live web

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What is You.com?

You.com started as a search engine and grew into an AI assistant that blends live web results with chat. Its modes matter: a quick-answer mode for everyday questions, a research mode that digs through many sources, and access to multiple frontier models for longer reasoning. Answers arrive with inline citations, so you can check claims against the pages they came from instead of trusting the model blindly.

Alongside chat, the platform offers an agent store, image generation and tools aimed at teams doing market or academic research. The free tier covers casual searching, while the paid plan lifts usage caps, unlocks the strongest models and adds deeper research runs. It suits people who want a search engine's freshness with a chatbot's conversational follow-ups.

Key Features

  • Answers grounded in live web results with citations
  • Research mode that reads dozens of sources per query
  • Choice of multiple leading AI models
  • Custom agents and an agent store
  • Built-in image generation and content tools

Pros

  • Citations make fact-checking quick
  • Strong for research questions and current events
  • One plan covers several frontier models

Cons

  • Interface can feel busy compared with plain chatbots
  • Best modes sit behind the paywall
  • Answer quality still varies by topic and sources

Pricing

  • Model: Freemium
  • Free tier for everyday queries. Paid plans from ~$20/mo ($15/mo billed annually) add higher limits, premium models and advanced research modes.

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How We Rated It

Scores reflect our editors’ independent assessment at the time of review.

Ease of Use
4.5
Feature Depth
4.0
Value for Money
4.5
Output Quality
3.5

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