Brave Enhances Leo AI Assistant with Integrated Search Results for Improved User Experience

Brave Software, a leader in privacy-focused search engines and web browsers, is enhancing its Leo chatbot by integrating search results powered by the Brave Search API. This integration is designed to provide users with more current and relevant information directly within the Brave browser.

With this feature, users can easily access real-time data, such as the latest sports scores, gather contextual insights while reading articles, and explore trending topics to inspire their social media content.

Brave highlights the privacy advantages of this integration, as it does not require users to log in or record conversations with the AI chatbot on its servers. Additionally, Brave assures users that their interactions are not used to train the AI model. To further protect user anonymity, requests are first sent to an anonymization server.

For those looking for an enhanced experience, Leo Premium is available for $14.99 per month. This subscription offers higher rate limits and access to the latest AI models. Brave's subscription service uses unlinkable tokens to ensure personal identification is not linked to usage.

Brave Software is actively working to bolster its AI capabilities to attract more users to its browser and search engine ecosystem. Last year, the company introduced AI-powered summarization for its search product, delivering succinct answers to user queries. In November 2023, the Leo AI Assistant became widely available, following the launch of an AI Answer engine in April, which directly addresses users' questions.

As more browsers like Edge, Opera, Arc, and SigmaOS incorporate AI functionalities, Brave aims to leverage its unique position of owning both a browser and search framework to enhance its offerings.