You.com

Key facts: You.com is an AI search engine that answers questions with citations to sources, rather than only a list of links. It also offers agents for research and productivity tasks and apps for writing, coding and image work, all reachable from the search box.

Plans: You.com has a free tier with search and basic AI features, and paid Pro plans that add more powerful models, higher limits and team features. The free tier covers everyday research well.

Best for: researchers, students and professionals who want sourced answers fast. Watch out: cited does not mean verified — open the key sources before quoting a claim in your own work.

Pros

• Answers questions with citations to sources, rather than only a list of links.
• Offers agents for research and productivity tasks, plus apps for writing, coding and image work, all reachable from the search box.
• A free tier covers everyday research well, so casual research costs nothing.
• Built for researchers, students and professionals who want sourced answers fast.

Watch out for

• Cited does not mean verified — open the key sources before quoting a claim in your own work.
• More powerful models, higher limits and team features sit behind paid Pro plans.
• AI answers can still misread or overstate what a source actually says.

Best for

Researchers, students and professionals who want sourced answers fast. Who should skip it: anyone who would quote AI answers without opening the cited sources.

Pricing

A free tier with search and basic AI features, and paid Pro plans that add more powerful models, higher limits and team features — check the official pricing page for current pricing.

FAQs

What is You.com? An AI search engine with cited answers, agents and apps for research and productivity.

How is it different from normal search? It answers questions with citations to sources, rather than only returning a list of links.

What else can I do from the search box? Use agents for research and productivity tasks, and apps for writing, coding and image work.

Is there a free tier? Yes, with search and basic AI features; paid Pro plans add more powerful models, higher limits and team features.