Yes, you can build AI search that answers questions with links to its sources.
You can build a search page that finds web sources, writes an answer, and shows clickable citations. Real answers need a web search service connected to an AI model, plus checks that each citation supports the answer.
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Search the web
Connect a web search service such as Tavily using your own API key to find current sources.
Needs setup
AI answers
Vibecode can use an AI model paid through your credits to write answers from the retrieved sources.
Works out of the box
Clickable citations
Have Vibecode link answer citations to the search results and show source titles and URLs.
Needs setup
Follow-up questions
Keep the conversation context so you can ask follow-up questions and run another search when needed.
Works out of the box
A web app makes it easy to search, read answers, and open sources in your browser.
Plan ahead: AI can cite a page that does not support its claim, so restrict answers to retrieved sources and test citation accuracy.
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Build a web app for people who want clear answers backed by web sources. The main screen should have a large question box and a clean answer area below it. When I submit a question, show an answer with numbered citations and source cards containing page titles, website names, and clickable links. Clicking a citation should open its matching source. Add a follow-up box below the answer that keeps the conversation context. Use a calm white and dark blue design with readable text. Start with realistic sample questions, answers, and matching sources, and clearly label the results as demo data.
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Perplexity combines its own large web index with publisher partnerships and a team that keeps improving answer quality.
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Vibecode builds a first version from one prompt, and the checker would start with these parts: a question box with sample search results; an answer with numbered citations and clickable source cards; follow-up questions in the same conversation. Plan on a weekend for a working first version with its real features.
Vibecode's first build is free for new accounts that sign up with Google or Apple on the web or the iPhone app, as the account's first project: one build of about 10 minutes with up to 3 features, on sample data. After that you need credits, from a paid plan or auto-reload. For your own version of Perplexity, the checker lists these costs: Vibecode Plus ($20 a month); API key for Tavily (that service's pricing).
Perplexity combines its own large web index with publisher partnerships and a team that keeps improving answer quality. A version you build yourself won't have these: ownership of Perplexity's web index; Perplexity's publisher agreements; dedicated search quality team.
Perplexity's Pro plan costs $20 a month. That's from Perplexity's own site, checked on October 21, 2026.
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