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# Standard vs Advanced Search


### Quick comparison table

| **Feature** | Standard Web Search: Globe (🌐) | Advanced Web Search: Rocket (🚀) |
| **Best for** | Quick facts and simple research | In-depth research and analysis |
| **Search engine** | Firecrawl | Google (via Serper) |
| **Speed** | Fast | Slower (especially with scraping) |
| **Page scraping** | Automatic (built-in) | Optional (configurable) |
| **AI summaries** | No | Yes (optional) |
| **Content analysis** | Basic extraction | Deep analysis with embeddings |
| **Configuration options** | 3 settings | 8 settings (with advanced features) |
| **Best result count** | 5-10 | 10-20 |
| **Use both together?** | Yes - can be enabled simultaneously | Yes - can be enabled simultaneously |
| **Tool** | Firecrawl | Serper |

### When to use Standard Web Search
Choose Standard Web Search when:
* You need a quick answer to a simple question
* You're looking up current facts or recent news
* Speed is more important than depth
* You don't need full page content analysis
* Your question can be answered with search snippets
**Example questions:**
* "What is the current weather in New York?"
* "Who won the latest sports championship?"
* "What are the hours for the National Museum?"

### When to use Advanced Web Search
Choose Advanced Web Search when:
* You need comprehensive research on a complex topic
* You want to analyze full web pages, not just snippets
* You need AI-powered summaries of content
* You're comparing information across multiple sources
* Your research requires understanding full context
**Example questions:**
* "Compare the pros and cons of different renewable energy technologies"
* "What are the key findings from recent studies on climate change?"
* "Analyze the features and pricing of top project management tools"

### Using both together
You can enable both Standard and Advanced Web Search at the same time in the Playground:
1. Click the **globe icon** (Standard)
2. Click the **rocket button** (Advanced)
3. Ask your question
The Teammate will use both search capabilities to provide the most comprehensive answer possible.
**When to use both:**
* Very complex research requiring multiple search strategies
* When you want maximum information coverage
* Important decisions requiring thorough research
**Trade-off:** Using both makes searches slower but provides the most comprehensive results.