Is Brave Search free on Poncho?

Brave Search is an advanced-tier tool. It quotes its per-call price before it runs and draws from your advanced wallet, so you only pay for what you use.

Do I need an API key to use Brave Search?

No. Poncho handles access to Brave Search for you, so there are no API keys to create or manage and no separate subscription. You just describe what you want in the chat.

How do I use Brave Search with Poncho?

Open Poncho and describe the outcome you want, like "search for videos across the web using Brave's independent search i...". Poncho picks Brave Search when it fits and runs it, returning the result inline.

Brave Search

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Independent web search, web, news, images, videos, AI answers, and LLM context. Privacy-first search from a large independent index.

What you can do with Brave Search

POST/brave/video-search
Search for videos across the web using Brave's independent search index with privacy-first results.
POST/brave/web-search
Search the web using Brave's independent, privacy-first index with support for filtering by freshness, country, language, and result type.

Frequently asked questions

Is Brave Search free on Poncho?: Brave Search is an advanced-tier tool. It quotes its per-call price before it runs and draws from your advanced wallet, so you only pay for what you use.
Do I need an API key to use Brave Search?: No. Poncho handles access to Brave Search for you, so there are no API keys to create or manage and no separate subscription. You just describe what you want in the chat.
How do I use Brave Search with Poncho?: Open Poncho and describe the outcome you want, like "search for videos across the web using Brave's independent search i...". Poncho picks Brave Search when it fits and runs it, returning the result inline.

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