Does TutuSoo return an answer directly?

TutuSoo returns structured results and sources; your model does the synthesis — so citation and tone stay under your control.

Yes. One request gives title/snippet/url/source to drop into context. See the RAG use-case page.

How is Chinese support?

title/body are jieba-tokenized for better Chinese recall; English is case-insensitive.

Rate limits and quota?

With a key it is per-key with X-RateLimit-* headers; the public tier is per client IP for easy free trials.

Tavily alternative — the TutuSoo API

Structured raw results + source attribution, you own the synthesis.

Read the search API docs

Tavily offers search for LLMs and can return a synthesized answer. If you would rather have clean raw results with explicit sources — and let your own model synthesize and cite — TutuSoo gives you more control.

TutuSoo returns structured JSON (title / snippet / url / source), supports llms.txt, and falls back to the web when the local index is thin — a fit for RAG and agents that keep the retrieval layer in-house.

TutuSoo vs Tavily

Aspect	TutuSoo	Tavily
Return shape	Structured raw results + sources	Search + optional synthesized answer
Synthesis control	✅ Your model	Platform-side
Source attribution	✅ local / brave	Yes
CJK tokenizer	✅ jieba	Generic
Own index	✅ Tantivy BM25	Aggregates external

Key features

You own the output

Structured raw results; synthesis / ranking / citation logic stays in your model, no locked answer format.

Explicit sources

Every result carries a source tag — clear provenance for AI answers.

llms.txt aware

Prefers a site’s llms.txt for higher-quality retrieval on AI-friendly sites.

Chinese & fallback

jieba tokenization + Brave web fallback cover both Chinese and English.

How to use

1
Get an API key

Request one on the developer page, or use the public per-IP tier for free.
2
Retrieve

GET /api/v1/search?q=… to get structured results and sources.
3
Synthesize yourself

Assemble top-k results into your prompt and let your LLM produce a cited answer.

FAQ

Does TutuSoo return an answer directly?: TutuSoo returns structured results and sources; your model does the synthesis — so citation and tone stay under your control.
Is it good for RAG?: Yes. One request gives title/snippet/url/source to drop into context. See the RAG use-case page.
How is Chinese support?: title/body are jieba-tokenized for better Chinese recall; English is case-insensitive.
Rate limits and quota?: With a key it is per-key with X-RateLimit-* headers; the public tier is per client IP for easy free trials.

Integrate the TutuSoo API now

Free tier · structured results from one request · llms.txt supported

Read the search API docs