You.com
by You.com
AI search and research platform for real-time web answers, research, AI agents, coding, content creation, and developer APIs.
You.com is an AI-powered search, research, and productivity platform focused on real-time web intelligence and AI agents. It provides conversational answers grounded in live web information, multi-step research, web search, content extraction, and finance research. Users can work with multiple AI models, create custom agents, analyze files, generate content, and perform complex research tasks. For developers, You.com provides Web Search, Answer, Contents, Research, and Finance Research APIs, along with MCP, SDKs, and integrations for AI frameworks and agent workflows.
Provider
You.com
Category
AI Search
Available On
Web, Android, iOS, API, MCP
Launched
Nov 2021
Use Cases
Research, Web Search, Business, Writing
Best For
Real-time web research, cited answers, AI agents, multi-model workflows, content creation, and developer-focused web intelligence
🧠 Models (4)
You.com Smart AgentvSmart Agent
AI Agent
Context Window
Model dependent
Input
text, files, images
Output
text, images
You.com ResearchvResearch
Research Agent
Context Window
Multi-step web research
Input
text
Output
text
You.com AnswervAnswer API
Web-Grounded AI
Context Window
API dependent
Input
text
Output
text
You.com Web SearchvWeb Search API
Search
Context Window
API dependent
Input
text
Output
structured JSON
✨ Features (10)
Real-Time Web Search
Searches current web and news sources and returns structured results optimized for AI applications
Deep Research
Performs multi-step web research and produces source-backed answers with citations
AI Answers
Generates synthesized answers from retrieved web information with citations
Multiple AI Models
Provides access to multiple leading AI models through a single platform
Custom Agents
Create personalized AI agents with specific instructions, capabilities, and workflows
File Analysis
Upload and analyze supported documents, images, and other files
Image Generation
Generate images using supported AI models and platform features
MCP Support
Connect You.com web intelligence capabilities to AI agents and MCP-compatible tools
Developer APIs
Provides Web Search, Answer, Contents, Research, and Finance Research APIs
Zero Data Retention
Supported business and enterprise configurations can provide zero data retention
💰 Pricing
✓ Free Plan
✓ Free Trial
✓ Paid Plan
✓ Enterprise
Starting Price
$15/month billed annually
Billed monthly
API Pricing
Web Search and Answer APIs start at $5/1K calls; Contents starts at $1/1K pages; Research starts at $12/1K calls.
More Info
View pricing page ↗💬 Prompt Library (5)
Deep Research
ResearchPerform detailed web research with cited sources
Research [TOPIC] using current and reliable web sources. Compare the most important findings, verify key facts, identify conflicting information, and provide a structured report with citations.
Research Competitors
ResearchCreate a current competitor research report
Research the competitors of [COMPANY]. Compare their products, pricing, target audience, key features, strengths, weaknesses, recent developments, and market positioning using current web sources.
Analyze Website
ResearchResearch and summarize a website
Analyze this website: [URL]. Summarize its business, products, target audience, main features, pricing, competitors, and important recent information. Cite the sources used.
Write Article
WritingCreate a researched and structured article
Write a well-researched article about [TOPIC]. Use current web information, organize the article with H2 and H3 headings, include useful examples, and cite important factual claims.
Coding Research
CodingResearch technical solutions and implementation approaches
Research the best current approach for implementing [CODING TASK]. Compare relevant technologies, libraries, APIs, security considerations, and implementation patterns. Provide practical code examples and cite current documentation.
🔗 Integrations (9)
MCP Server
protocol
Connect You.com web search, contents, and research capabilities to MCP-compatible AI agents
LangChain
framework
Use You.com Search and Contents tools in LangChain agent and RAG workflows
LangGraph
framework
Use You.com search and contents tools in stateful multi-step AI workflows
LlamaIndex
framework
Use You.com retrieval capabilities for real-time web and news data
Vercel AI SDK
framework
Add You.com search and contents capabilities to AI SDK applications
Zapier
automation
Connect You.com web intelligence to thousands of applications and automation workflows
n8n
automation
Use You.com capabilities in automated AI and workflow pipelines
Python SDK
sdk
Access You.com APIs from Python applications
TypeScript SDK
sdk
Access You.com APIs from TypeScript applications
🎯 Related AI Search Tools
View all →⚠️ Limitations
- •AI-generated answers may contain inaccurate or incomplete information
- •Free and paid plans have different usage and model access limits
- •API usage is billed separately based on API calls, pages, and research usage
- •Available AI models and features can change over time
- •Some advanced enterprise privacy and administration features require paid plans
- •Research quality depends partly on the availability and quality of web sources
- •Some features and integrations may have regional or plan-specific availability
📚 Sources
- https://you.com(official)
- https://you.com/docs/quickstart(official)
- https://about.you.com/pricing(official)
- https://you.com/docs/integrations(official)
- https://you.com/docs/guides/search(official)
- https://about.you.com/about(official)