Web Access for All Models with LinkUp
Web Access for All Models: Making Every AI Smarter
We're thrilled to announce that we've added web search capabilities to all our models through our partnership with LinkUp! This represents a significant upgrade to our platform, giving every AI model the ability to tap into the internet for real-time information.
Why This Matters
A large language model without internet access is like a brilliant person who's been isolated in a cave for a year - they don't know about recent events, the latest products, or breaking news. By connecting our models to the internet through LinkUp, we solve this fundamental limitation, allowing our AI models to generate responses that are:
- More accurate and factual
- Updated with current information
- Better able to reference specific details
- Capable of citing sources
How It Works
We've made enabling web access incredibly simple:
- On Desktop: Click "enable web" next to any model
- On Mobile: Tap the web icon
- Via API: Append
:onlineto any model name
Once enabled, the model gains access to 10 web search results related to your query, dramatically improving its ability to provide accurate, up-to-date information.
Search Depth Options
You can choose between two search depths based on your needs:
- Standard Search: Returns 10 results quickly, perfect for straightforward questions
- Deep Search: Continues searching iteratively if the initial results aren't sufficient, yielding more comprehensive information
Via API, you can enable deep search by appending :online/linkup-deep to the model name.
Performance Benchmarks
LinkUp has achieved state-of-the-art performance on OpenAI's SimpleQA benchmark, scoring an impressive 90.10%. For comparison:
- LinkUp Deep Search: 90.10%
- Exa: 90.04%
- Perplexity Sonar Pro: 86%
- LinkUp Standard Search: 85%
- Perplexity Sonar: 77%
- Tavily: 73%
- Grok 3 (without web access): 45%
These results demonstrate that internet connectivity is arguably more important than model size when it comes to factuality. By connecting GPT-4o-mini to the web, they've seen a 10x improvement in factuality, making it twice as accurate as models like o1, which have superior performance in other areas.
How LinkUp Does It
LinkUp delivers exceptional performance through:
- Advanced Search Algorithms: Their proprietary technology ensures more relevant and accurate results
- Data Integrations: Native integration with various data sources for high-quality information
- Real-time Processing: Purpose-built infrastructure that can surface information published less than a minute ago
Pricing
We've kept pricing simple and affordable:
- Standard Web Search: $0.006 per query
- Deep Web Search: $0.06 per query
Note that enabling web search increases the input token count, which may affect the total cost of your queries.
What's Next
We'd love to hear how you're using web-enabled models! Share your experiences and feedback with us through our usual channels.
Happy searching!
