Chutes (Subnet 64) has officially launched Chutes Search, an AI-powered search engine designed to be affordable, open source, and powerful enough to replace traditional search as your default.
It is an agent-driven research tool built for users who want depth, citations, and control over their compute.
What is Chutes Search?
Chutes Search is an AI search engine that combines:
a. Agent-based deep research,
b. Sandbox execution,
c. Citation-backed answers, and
d. Open-source transparency.
Essentially, it does more than summarize; it investigates.
When users activate Deep Research Mode, the system spins up an autonomous agent inside a sandboxed environment. That agent can break down complex queries, explore multiple sources, and synthesize structured responses, all while attaching citations to every answer.
The result is search that feels closer to research assistance than link aggregation.
Key Features
Chutes Search focuses on practical capability rather than marketing promises. Here is what stands out:
1. Deep Research Mode: Launches an AI agent in a sandbox, handles multi-step reasoning. It is designed for complex queries, not just quick lookups
2. Citation-First Answers: With this feature, every response includes sources, built for verification and transparency, and reduces hallucination risk
3. Open-Source Foundation: The Search engine has a publicly accessible codebase, transparent development process that is community auditable.
4. Affordable Access: The platform offers 3-free searches per day (after which a Chutes account would be required), and full-deep search unlocked with users’ own credits and compute
This structure gives users flexibility, where casual users can test it, and power users can scale it.
Built to Replace Your Default Search Engine
Chutes is positioning this as more than a side tool. Users can also set it as their browser’s default search engine by:
1. Navigating to the settings,
2. Under Search Engines, add New site search, and
3. Customize the fields and add https://search.chutes.ai/answer?q=%s as the URL.
For users frustrated with traditional search clutter, ad heavy results, or surface level summaries, this offers a clean alternative focused on depth and clarity.
Why This Matters
AI search is rapidly evolving, but most solutions fall into one of two categories:
a. Closed, proprietary systems with limited transparency, and
b. Lightweight wrappers around existing models.
Chutes takes a different route:
a. Open-source infrastructure,
b. Agent-driven research, and
c. User-controlled compute.
That combination aligns with a broader shift toward transparent AI-tooling and composable systems. Instead of simply replacing search results with summaries, Chutes attempts to redefine how research is conducted online.
Final Take
Chutes Search is not trying to compete on novelty, it is competing on utility. An agent-powered, citation-backed, open-source search engine that can realistically serve as your default tool is a strong statement in today’s AI landscape.
The real question is not whether AI will reshape search, it already has. The question is which models and infrastructures will define that new layer. Chutes has now entered that conversation with a product built for users who care about depth, verification, and control.
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