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When should I use web search, extended thinking, and research?

Anthropic (Claude Help Center) · support.claude.com

Plain examples of which questions want a quick search, which want more thinking and which want a full research run.

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The question it answers

  1. How do I choose between a fast model and a thinking model inside ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?

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