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Brave Search is a private AI search AI agent offering an independent, privacy-focused search engine with AI answers and a search API for AI apps. Founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California, USA, Brave Search helps privacy-conscious users and developers automate private AI search work and get results faster.
Brave Search takes text as input and produces text and links. It is powered by Brave (mixture of models) models, with the vendor managing prompts, models and updates. It connects to tools such as Google Drive, Confluence, Slack and Notion, so the agent works inside existing workflows.
Brave Search is built for privacy-conscious users and developers. It suits teams that want independent search index and AI answers with citations without adding headcount, while keeping people in control of review and final decisions.
Brave Search is often compared with Kagi. Brave Search stands out for independent search index and privacy by default. The right choice depends on your workflow, integrations and budget, so compare both on a real task.
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Brave Search for individuals and growing teams. See search.brave.com for current pricing.
Brave Search for larger organizations with security and admin needs. Contact sales for a quote.
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SOC 2 Type II
EnterpriseISO 27001
EnterpriseGDPR Compliant
GlobalHIPAA
HealthcarePCI DSS
FinanceCCPA
PrivacyFedRAMP
GovernmentCSA STAR
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