Agents that search the web for you
Fourteen agents in this directory state that they browse or search the web on your behalf. It is one of the cheapest capabilities to claim and one of the hardest to evaluate from the outside, because a wrong answer looks exactly like a right one in a text message.
14 agents that state this
| Agent | Channels | How you start | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArloText it, opens with hey Arlo | Text a number | Unknown | |
| Duckbill | Create an account | Unknown | |
| folk | Unknown | Unknown | |
| HomerText it, opens with Hey Homer | Text a number | Free tier; Pro $9.99/month; Business $29.99/month | |
| iChatWithGPT | Tap one link | Free to try; Pro for unlimited messaging, price not published | |
| Instinct | Invite only | Unknown | |
| Notis | Unknown | Unknown | |
| OpenClaw | Create an account | $1 for a 24-hour trial, then $39/month | |
| OrchidText it | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Pally | Unknown | Free tier; Pro $25/month; Max $100/month | |
| PokeAcquired | Create an account | Free tier; Pro $19/month; Ultra $199/month | |
| Tomo | Text a number | Unknown | |
| Vellum | Create an account | Unknown | |
| Wajo | Create an account | Free tier available |
Recorded only where the product’s own public pages state it. An agent missing here may still do this and simply not say so.
What the claim actually covers
The useful variations are in what the agent does with what it finds. Some return a summary. Some act on it: booking the thing they found, filling in the form, comparing prices and picking one. The second kind is far more useful and far more consequential when the underlying research was wrong.
Arlo describes operating tools that have no API by logging in through a secure browser, which is a meaningfully different technique from calling a search API and worth understanding before you grant it credentials.
The thing to look for is whether the agent cites what it found. In a text thread there is rarely room, which means most of these products ask you to trust a conclusion without showing the source.