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thimabi06/26/20252 repliesview on HN

Suppose I'd like to use models like this one to perform web searches. Is there anything available in the open-source world that would let me do that without much tinkering needed?

I think it’s something that even Google should consider: publishing open-source models with the possibility of grounding their replies in Google Search.


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vorticalbox06/26/2025

I have been using ollama + open web ui. open webUI already have a web search tool all you would need to do is click the toggle for it under the chat.

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joerick06/26/2025

Google do have an API for this. It has limits but perfectly good for personal use.

https://developers.google.com/custom-search/v1/overview

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