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Text, Image, Video and Audio can use research without a separate hashtag search switch. Ask directly for current facts or public sources. An explicit instruction in your prompt takes priority over a conflicting hashtag default.
Research and deeper reasoning are separate. Asking AI to think more or think deeply can increase supported reasoning without itself requiring a web search. These choices also apply to supported native items such as charts.
Search results and webpage content become context, so processing them can add token usage. A displayed answer is not automatically verified, and an answer can still appear when source links are unavailable. Review important claims and sources.
For local information, Google Maps answering can fall back to web sources if Maps fails. That fallback does not provide Google Maps verification; addresses, amenities and current availability can remain unverified.
You can look up a book or product by its public identifier, such as an ISBN or NDC. Include the identifier in your request. Private account details, passwords and unrelated conversation details are kept out of public search queries.