DeepMask integrates Perplexity-powered web search directly into your AI conversations, delivering real-time, cited answers grounded in the latest information without leaving the chat. When web search is active, the model retrieves current content from the web before composing its response, so you get answers that go beyond the model’s training data — including breaking news, recent research, live pricing, or any fast-moving topic.Documentation Index
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How to enable web search
Open a chat
Start a new chat or continue an existing one. Web search can be toggled at any point during a conversation.
Toggle Web Search
In the chat toolbar below the message input, click Web Search to activate it. The toggle highlights when enabled.
What cited answers look like
When web search is active, the model’s response includes numbered references to the sources it consulted. You can see which websites informed the answer and follow links to read the original content directly.Citations are included automatically when web search is enabled. You do not need to ask the model to provide sources — they appear inline with every web-informed response.
When to use web search
Current events and news
Current events and news
Ask about recent developments, policy changes, or events that occurred after the model’s training cutoff. Web search ensures the answer reflects what is happening now, not what the model learned months or years ago.
Market and competitive research
Market and competitive research
Look up current pricing, product releases, company news, or industry reports. The AI synthesizes multiple sources into a single, coherent summary with citations you can verify.
Real-time data and statistics
Real-time data and statistics
Request the latest figures — exchange rates, population data, software version numbers, regulatory thresholds. Web search fetches live data rather than relying on potentially outdated training information.
Academic and technical research
Academic and technical research
Find recent papers, documentation updates, or technical specifications. Web search surfaces content published after the model’s knowledge cutoff so your research stays current.
Fact-checking and verification
Fact-checking and verification
Cross-reference claims or double-check figures against live sources. The model retrieves and cites the sources it used, so you can review the evidence directly.
Privacy and data handling
Web search queries are processed through Perplexity’s infrastructure. Like all DeepMask features, your conversation data is never used to train AI models. DeepMask is fully GDPR compliant and EU-hosted.