Independent search index with AI answers and no user tracking
Brave Search runs on an index the company crawls and maintains itself rather than reselling results from Google or Bing, which makes it one of the few genuinely independent web search options. It returns ordinary ranked results alongside an AI answer feature that summarises sources with links, and it supports Goggles, a way to apply custom ranking rules so results reflect a chosen viewpoint or filter out domains you distrust. Searches are not tied to a user profile, and the paid tier removes advertising. Coverage of obscure or very local queries is thinner than the largest engines, which is the honest trade-off for independence.
Last updated: 2026-09-20. This site only provides an index; for exact features, pricing, and licensing, see the official website.
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