Brave has introduced Ask Brave, a feature that unifies web search and AI chat into one interface. Available now through the Brave Search homepage and results page, it offers users a way to ask questions and get comprehensive answers without switching between tools.
The company says the idea is to combine the quick utility of a search engine with the conversational depth of AI responses. Users can type in short queries or ask detailed questions, and Ask Brave will return results along with related elements like videos, news, and products. Unlike some chatbots that pull from static data, Ask Brave grounds its answers directly in web content, reducing the chance of nonsense replies while keeping results tied to real sources.
Privacy remains central to Brave’s pitch. Conversations are encrypted, expire after 24 hours of inactivity, and are not stored for training. IP addresses are not retained. This is consistent with Brave’s history of positioning itself as the privacy-first alternative to Google and Bing, and the company notes that it now delivers over 15 million AI-powered answers each day through its existing AI Answers feature.
Ask Brave also introduces Deep Research for users who want more than quick summaries. Instead of a single pass at results, Deep Research runs multiple queries across Brave’s index of over 35 billion pages, piecing together broader coverage with an accuracy benchmark of nearly 95 percent. Brave believes this will help the product stand out in an increasingly crowded field of AI-powered search tools.
At the time of writing, users can try Ask Brave by adding “??” to the end of their query in Brave Search, clicking the “Ask” button on the search page, or selecting the Ask tab in search results. With over 97 million monthly active users, Brave is betting this hybrid search-chat approach can scale quickly and keep its search engine relevant as AI reshapes how people interact with information online.
