How it works — Real-Time Web Search
NuBench AI searches the web automatically when your question needs current information — live results, cited sources, no hallucinations about recent events. Detection is automatic; cited sources are always included.
NuBench detects when a question requires live information — market prices, breaking news, recent documentation, or anything with a meaningful time component — and issues a web search before generating a response.
You do not need to ask NuBench to search the web. Detection happens automatically at the routing layer. If you prefer to always use web search for a session, you can pin it from the chat input controls.
Searches are executed via Brave Search, which returns web results without profiling your queries against an advertising graph. Results are injected into the model context before the response is generated.
The search query is derived from your prompt by a lightweight classifier — your raw prompt text is not transmitted to Brave. Only a structured query representing the information need is sent.
Every web-search-assisted response includes inline citations for the sources used. You can inspect the source URL, the retrieved excerpt, and the retrieval timestamp before trusting any claim.
Citations are structured data, not appended footnotes. They are stored in the conversation record alongside the response and are available in the audit export.
A Globe icon in the chat input signals that web search is active for the current conversation or turn. When search is auto-triggered, a visual indicator appears inline in the response as the results are being retrieved.
You can disable web search for a specific turn from the chat input controls if you want the model to answer from its training knowledge alone.
Ask NuBench about current commodity prices, equity data, interest rate benchmarks, or real-time currency rates. NuBench retrieves live data and cites the source, rather than answering from training knowledge that may be months old.
Follow a developing story, monitor a regulatory change, or track an earnings announcement. NuBench retrieves the latest reporting and presents a structured summary with sources you can verify.
Ask about a library version released last week, a platform API change, or a newly published regulatory guidance document. NuBench retrieves the current documentation rather than answering from a stale training snapshot.
Track press releases, SEC filings, regulatory notices, or product announcements. NuBench finds the relevant document, extracts the key points, and cites the source — saving a manual search session.