Anthropic Finally add Web Search to its Claude 3.7 Sonnet

On March 20, 2025, Anthropic announced that its AI chatbot, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, now has web search capabilities, allowing it to access up-to-date information beyond its knowledge cutoff of October 2024.

Key Points

• The new feature enables Claude to search the internet for current events and information, improving its accuracy when answering recent questions.
• When Claude uses web search to inform its responses, the interface provides clickable citations for easy fact-checking.
• Claude web search feature is currently limited to paid subscribers in the United States, with plans to expand to free users and other countries soon.
• Anthropic is promoting the web search function as particularly valuable for professionals. Sales teams can use it to analyze industry trends, financial analysts can assess current market data, and researchers can build stronger literature reviews by searching across primary sources.
• Users can simplify comparison shopping by evaluating product features, prices, and reviews from various sources.

Background

Anthropic’s this new web search feature makes Claude more competitive against models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which offers browsing via GPT-4, and Google Gemini with native web access.

Unlike its rivals, Claude prioritizes safety and factual accuracy, minimizing misinformation risks.

While ChatGPT leads in conversational AI and Gemini excels in integrated Google Search, Claude now offers a balanced, reliable alternative for up-to-date information.

News Gist

On March 20, 2025, Anthropic introduced web search for Claude 3.7 Sonnet, offering real-time information access with verified citations, currently available to paid U.S. subscribers, with expansion plans ahead.