OpenAI's new release is being hyped as a 'Google killer,' but our tests find that ChatGPT search has some work to do before it can top the world's dominant search engine.

OpenAI says it has signed partnerships with certain news, sports, and weather providers, and generally speaking, ChatGPT search already does a good job here. However, Google still has the edge: It's got its hooks deeper into the web, it covers a broader range of sources, and it presents more information in its results.

OpenAI's search offers a glimpse of what an AI-search interface could one day look like. But it's too impractical as a daily driver right now.

I jumped at the chance to see how ChatGPT Search stacks up against Google’s long-standing expertise in search. I ran several comparisons between ChatGPT’s new feature and Google, covering categories like speed,

OpenAI has added search engine capabilities to ChatGPT, challenging Google's web search dominance. However, it's only available to paid users.

ChatGPT Search is being positioned as an alternative to Google Search. It will be available across all ChatGPT platforms -- Android, iOS and desktop apps for Windows and macOS.