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Parallel Search

Search the web using Parallel AI's Search API for LLM-optimized excerpts. Takes a natural language objective and returns relevant excerpts, replacing multiple keyword searches with a single call for broad or complex queries. Your use subject to Parallel AI's Terms & Privacy Policies.

Web SearchTool
Use with AI GatewayView docs
index.ts
import { gateway, generateText } from 'ai';


const result = await generateText({
  model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano',
  prompt: 'What are the latest developments in AI?',
  tools: {
    parallel_search: gateway.tools.parallelSearch(),
  },
});


console.log(result.text);
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Try out Parallel Search by Parallel AI. Usage is billed to your team at API rates. Free users (those who haven't made a payment) get $5 of credits every 30 days.

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Ask a question and GLM 5.2 will use Parallel Search to find current information and answer with cited sources.

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Route requests across multiple providers. Copy a provider slug to set your preference. Visit the docs for more info. Using a provider means you agree to their terms, listed under Legal.

Provider
Web Search
Capabilities
ZDR
No Training
Release Date
Parallel AI
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$5/K
+ input costs
06/01/2026

More search tools

Tool
Web Search
Capabilities
Providers
ZDR
No Training
Release Date
perplexity/search
$5/K
+ input costs
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06/01/2026