The web is full of information, but it takes time to find what really matters.
Le Chat’s Deep Research helps by browsing the web autonomously and creating structured, well-documented reports with citations.
🔑 Deep Research acts like a dedicated researcher: it digs into a topic and delivers in minutes what might take you hours.
How Deep Research works
Deep Research is a multi-step process that combines:
creating a search plan,
browsing the web,
and generating a report.
Enable Deep Research and ask a question
To start, enable the Research mode in the chat interface (1), then enter your question (2).
For example, let’s ask: “What are recent user reviews of le Chat?”
Enabling Deep Research and asking a question
📌 Your question can be open-ended (for example, What are the latest trends in AI?) or specific (for example, Generate a report on the impact of AI on white-collar jobs in the US in 2024). If needed, le Chat will ask you to refine your request.
If the question is too broad, le Chat prompts you for details. Add more context and send your message.
Le Chat asks for more details to refine the research
Review the search plan
Le Chat generates a step-by-step search plan and asks you to confirm.
Click Start research to begin, or Edit to adjust the plan (you can add, remove, or reorder steps).
🔑 Editing the plan gives you control over how the research is conducted.
Deep Research search plan (editable)
Browse the web and generate a report
The status shows Researching... while the progress bar moves forward.
During this time, le Chat browses the web and builds your report.
📌 It usually takes a few minutes. You can continue chatting, or cancel it if you change your mind.
The research is running
View the completed report
When finished, the status shows Research completed. You can now review the report, including its sources and citations so you can verify the findings.
The research is completed
You can also download the report in PDF to share with colleagues.
The full report, ready to be downloaded
Cancel a research
Deep Research can be resource-intensive. If you don’t need it anymore, click Cancel in the widget and confirm.
Click Cancel to stop the research
Confirming the cancellation
Canceled research appears as Canceled.
The research has been canceled
Next steps
You’ve seen how Deep Research can save time on complex topics.
Next, let’s look at how to upload and analyze your own documents.