Anthropic’s AI-powered chatbot Claude has gained a new feature: web search. Currently available for paid users in the US, with free users and additional countries to follow, this enhancement provides more current information and fact-checking capabilities. However, testing revealed inconsistent results, especially for current events-related questions. Despite potential risks of hallucination or mis-citation, Claude now competes with rival chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/anthropic-adds-web-search-to-its-claude-chatbot