# Live Web Search for Fresh Topics

> **What it does:** Lets the AI search the internet *before* writing, so you can publish about news and events from hours ago — not just what the model learned in training.
>
> *Applies to Antradus AI Pro v2.0.0 · Last updated 2026-07-24*

## When to use it

- Breaking news, product launches, sports results, anything from the last days/weeks.
- Topics where being current matters more than speed or cost.

When your topic is evergreen ("how to compost"), leave it **off** — it adds time and cost for no benefit.

## Step by step

1. In the Antradus AI panel, tick **🌐 Search the web (for news & recent events)**.
2. Write your topic as you normally would — being specific about recency helps: *"what changed in today's EU AI Act vote"*.
3. **Start Writing.** The AI searches first, reads what it finds, then writes with fresh facts.

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## Provider support (important)

| Provider | Web search |
|---|---|
| **OpenAI** | ✅ — needs a search-capable model (e.g. gpt-5, gpt-4o) |
| **Anthropic (Claude)** | ✅ |
| **Google Gemini** | ✅ (Google Search grounding) |
| **OpenRouter** | ✅ on any model — including free ones (though some models use results better than others) |
| **DeepSeek** | ❌ not supported by DeepSeek's API |

## Cost & speed

- Web search is billed **by your AI provider** on top of normal token costs (each has its own search pricing). The plugin adds no fees of its own.
- Expect generation to take noticeably longer — the AI is reading the web before writing.

## Tips & gotchas

- Works everywhere articles are generated — including **Bulk Publishing** (there's a web-search option on bulk batches too).
- If results seem stale on OpenRouter, try a different model — some ignore search context.
- Combine with a source URL for the best of both: the source anchors the story, the search adds the latest developments.
