You.com provides AI-assisted research and web intelligence through a chat platform and separate developer services.

Is You.com chat pricing the same as API pricing?

No. The current public pricing page lists usage-based APIs. Consumer subscriptions have separate prices, allowances, and terms.

How much does You.com Pro cost?

A published September 19, 2026 check records Pro at $20 monthly or $180 annually. This article could not confirm today's consumer checkout price; verify it in your account.

ARI means Advanced Research & Insights. You.com describes it as a business-focused research agent combining public sources and authorized internal information into cited reports.

Can You.com use different AI models?

Its consumer feature documentation describes model choice and custom agents. Check the models and tools currently available to your account.

Are cited AI answers always correct?

No. Open important citations, verify dates, and confirm that the source supports the exact claim before relying on a report.

Does You.com retain submitted content?

Its privacy policy describes retention for service, security, and legal needs, with specific contractual terms controlling where applicable. Confirm the conditions for your plan.

Does You.com offer an API?

Yes. Its documentation lists Web Search, Contents, Answer, Research, and Finance Research APIs, billed separately from consumer chat subscriptions.

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You.com

Real-time AI search and research APIs; formerly a consumer multi-model chat assistant.

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Starting Price

Free $0/month (Web Search API: 100 queries/day) · Paid API from $5/1,000 calls; current consumer Pro price not publicly confirmed

Context Window

Current Search/Research APIs do not publish a single chat context window. Legacy chat documentation lists up to 16K Free, 64K Pro and 200K Team, historical only.

Web Access

Current Web Search API retrieves live web and news results, with country, language and freshness filters.

Best For

Developers, AI agent builders, RAG applications, citation-backed research and enterprise search; legacy consumer chat users.

About You.com

As of October 2026, You.com publicly emphasizes Search, Answer, Contents, Research and Finance Research APIs. Historical YouPro chat plan information is not confirmed as currently available to new subscribers.

Specifications

Pricing

3 specifications

Starting Price	Free $0/month (Web Search API: 100 queries/day) · Paid API from $5/1,000 calls; current consumer Pro price not publicly confirmed
Free Plan	Developer Web Search API free tier: 100 searches/day; new API accounts receive $100 introductory credit. Legacy consumer Free chat availability is not confirmed for new accounts.
Usage Limits	Free API: 100 search queries/day. Paid Search/Answer: $5 per 1,000 calls; Research effort tiers from $12 to $1,200 per 1,000 calls. Legacy chat-plan quotas may be outdated.

Overview

3 specifications

Primary Use Case	Real-time web search, cited AI answers and agentic research infrastructure; historically a consumer multi-model AI chat assistant.
Best For	Developers, AI agent builders, RAG applications, citation-backed research and enterprise search; legacy consumer chat users.
Platforms	Current API: REST, Python SDK and MCP server; legacy chat: web, iOS and Android (new-user availability not confirmed).

AI & Models

5 specifications

AI Models	Current API provides search, synthesized answers and agentic research, not a general-purpose model picker. Legacy chat offered third-party GPT and Claude models; current roster unverified.
Model Selection	No public model selector for current Search/Answer/Research APIs; legacy consumer chat supported multiple AI models, but current access is unverified.

General Chat	Legacy AI chat included conversational answers; current public You.com offering is developer search/answer/research APIs rather than a clearly priced consumer chatbot.
Advanced Reasoning	Research API performs multi-step planning and synthesis, with Lite through Frontier effort tiers; distinct from a consumer reasoning-chat subscription.
Web Search	Web Search API: up to 100 URLs per call, live web/news results, structured snippets; free tier 100 queries/day.
Deep Research	Research API supports Lite, Standard, Deep, Exhaustive and Frontier effort tiers, multi-step source-backed synthesis and structured JSON output.
Citations / Sources	Answer API and Research API return citation-backed responses with source URLs and inline references.
Conversation Memory	Current API is request-based; persistent cross-chat memory is not a documented standard feature. Legacy chat history existed.
Custom Instructions	Developers customize their own agents using Search/Research APIs, prompts and MCP/SDK integrations; current consumer custom-instruction availability unverified.

Image Understanding	Legacy consumer chat supported image uploads on compatible models; current Search/Research API image-input feature not documented.
Image Generation	Legacy chat supported image-generation agents; current publicly priced APIs do not list a native image-generation endpoint.
File Analysis	Legacy chat supported PDF, DOCX, CSV, code and image uploads; historical Pro limit 10 files/25 MB per query and Team 20 files/50 MB, not current confirmed limits.
Voice Input	Current Search/Answer/Research APIs do not advertise a built-in consumer voice-input interface.
Voice Conversations	Real-time voice conversation is not documented for the current API-first offering.
Video Understanding	Native video-file understanding is not documented for current public APIs; legacy chat availability unverified.

Coding Assistance	Developers can connect live search/research to coding agents via REST, Python SDK and MCP; no current dedicated coding-chat plan confirmed.
Data Analysis	Research API supports structured JSON responses and finance-focused cited research; custom downstream analysis is developer-implemented.
Document Creation	Research API returns Markdown reports or schema-constrained JSON; DOCX/PPTX/XLSX creation is not a native public API offering.
Canvas / Workspace	No current public You.com Canvas-style editor documented for the API-first product.
Projects / Workspaces	Current developer platform uses API keys and analytics; historical Team chat workspaces existed, but new subscriptions are unverified.

Custom Assistants	Legacy consumer product offered Custom Agents; current developer platform enables building external agents via APIs and MCP, not a verified consumer bot builder.
Extensions / Apps	Official MCP server, SDK, REST API and developer Skills support integration into Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and agent frameworks.
Integrations	REST API, Python SDK, MCP server and developer agent integrations; legacy chat had Google Drive imports, but current consumer access unverified.

API Access	Search $5/1,000 calls; Answer $5/1,000; Contents $1/1,000 pages; Research $12–$1,200/1,000 by effort; free 100 searches/day and $100 new-account credit.
Team Plan	Legacy You.com Team was advertised at $30/user/month ($25 billed annually); current public API pricing does not confirm an active consumer Team plan.
Enterprise Plan	Enterprise API/search and research infrastructure, volume agreements and custom solutions; pricing via sales.
Enterprise Security	You.com advertises SOC 2 and optional Zero Data Retention for API services; enterprise terms, permissions and retention require contract verification.

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You.com: A Professional Guide to AI Chat and Research (2026)

Multilingual Support	Web Search API supports country and language targeting; multilingual response quality depends on query and synthesis.
Supported Languages	Language and country filters are supported; complete fixed list of chat languages not disclosed for the current API offering.