Comment by richardw

If I want facts that I would expect the top 10 Google results to have, I turn search on. If I want a broader view of a well known area, I turn it off. Sometimes I do both and compare. I don’t rely on model training memory for facts that the internet wouldn’t have a lot of material for.

40 for quick. 40 plus search for facts. O4-mini high plus search for “mini deep research”, where it’ll hit more pages, structure and summarise.

And I still check the facts and sources to be honest. But it’s not valueless. I’ve searched an area for a year and then had deep research find things I haven’t.