Brave Search

Independent private search index

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Screenshots

Browser-captured

Genuine renders of Brave Search captured in a real browser (Cloudflare Browser Rendering) on 2026-10-10 — not mockups.

Brave Search — mobile screenshot — mobile · search.brave.com

Brave Search — desktop screenshot — desktop · search.brave.com

A private search engine with its own independent index.

Evidence-based review

AI draft · under review

Brave Search is a private search engine that provides useful results, AI-powered answers, and is powered by an independent index, emphasizing no profiling, bias, or Big Tech influence. — drafted by @cf/meta/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct, grounded in observed homepage evidence; awaiting editorial sign-off.

Low evidence

Quality dimensions

Scores come only from the evidence pipeline. Unreviewed dimensions read “not yet reviewed” — never a silent zero.

Task fitNot yet reviewed

FunctionalityNot yet reviewed

Trust & transparencyNot yet reviewed

User experienceNot yet reviewed

ReliabilityNot yet reviewed

ValueNot yet reviewed

AccessibilityNot yet reviewed

InteroperabilityNot yet reviewed

At a glance

Typesearch

Free tierYes

Open sourceNo

Self-hostableNo

Public APIYes

Launched2021

Capabilities

Yes Free tier
Yes No tracking by default
Yes Public API
Yes Usable without an account

Pricing

FreeFreesource ↗

Paid tiers are marked “not yet verified” until the pricing-research pipeline confirms them against the official page — we never invent prices.

Evidence & citations

Brave Search is a private search engine with an independent index.
Official docsobserved 2026-10-10source ↗
No profiling, no bias, no Big Tech influence.
Official docsobserved 2026-10-10source ↗