What You.com AI Search is
You.com AI Search is an API-first grounded search and research platform as of September 2026, offering Web Search, Contents, Answer, Research, and Finance Research APIs alongside an MCP Server and Agent Skills. It is positioned for enterprise agentic systems with SOC 2, zero data retention, and a top score on SimpleQA (95.17%).
Funding snapshot
$100M Series C at $1.5B valuation (Sept 2025)
Key features
- Web Search, Contents, Answer, Research, and Finance Research APIs
- MCP Server and Agent Skills for agentic systems
- Highlights parameter — top score on SimpleQA (95.17%), 35% cheaper than Claude's built-in web search
- Zero Data Retention, SOC 2 Certified, DPA-Ready, custom QPS limits
Where it lives
Web app at you.comREST APIs (Web Search, Contents, Answer, Research, Finance Research)MCP Server for agent frameworksSlack, enterprise, and on-call deployment
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