Welcome: I've set up three types of chats to test different options. Below are buttons for RAG Chat (answers grounded in documents I've indexed) and Web Search Chat (fresh information from the public web).
Additional details can be found on Medium: Building a RAG and Web Search Chatbot (v3).
Note: In most applications, this functionality is combined—I've separated them to highlight the differences.
Uses your indexed documents as context. Great for answering questions based on internal knowledge.
Pulls recent information from the web. Ideal for current events or fast-moving topics.
Same RAG grounding, plus lightweight conversation memory for follow-ups referencing previous answers.