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Anthropic's Claude models reportedly stop web searching by default

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Users are reporting that Anthropic's Claude models, specifically Opus and Sonnet, have begun stating they are "going from memory" instead of performing web searches. This behavior change appears to be recent, with the models sometimes admitting to mistakenly skipping the default web search function. Previously, these models would default to searching the web for information. AI

IMPACT Potential shift in information retrieval capabilities for Claude models could affect user experience and accuracy.

RANK_REASON User reports on a perceived change in model behavior, not an official announcement or technical analysis.

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Anthropic's Claude models reportedly stop web searching by default

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/shy_guy74 ·

    Claude suddenly “going from memory?”

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Anyone else noticed both Opus and Sonnet saying they are “going from memory” when responding to questions lately? They used to search the web by default, but seems like they aren’t doing that now.</p> <p>When I ask they say, “web search is on by …

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