Online Mode

How to Use Online Mode in Cherry Studio

Examples of scenarios that require internet access:

• Time-sensitive information: for example, today's/this week's/recent gold futures prices, etc.

• Real-time data: for example, dynamic values like weather, exchange rates, etc.

• Emerging knowledge: for example, new things, new concepts, new technologies, and so on...

1. How to enable internet access

In Cherry Studio's question window, click the [small globe] icon to enable internet access.

Click the globe icon - enable internet access

Indicates - internet access has been enabled

2. Special note: there are two modes of internet access

Mode 1: The large model from the model provider has built-in internet access

In this case, once internet access is enabled, you can use internet services directly—very simple.

You can quickly tell whether a model supports internet access by checking if there is a small globe icon after the model name in the Q&A interface.

On the model management page, this method can also help you quickly distinguish which models support internet access and which do not.

The model providers with internet-enabled models currently supported by Cherry Studio include

• Google Gemini

• OpenRouter (all models support internet access)

• Tencent Hunyuan

• Zhipu AI

• Alibaba Cloud Bailian, etc.

Special note:

There is a special case where a model might not have a small globe icon but can still access the internet, such as the situation explained in the following guide.

Volcano Engine Integration for Online Access

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Mode 2: The model does not have internet access; use the Tavily service to enable internet access

When we use a large model without internet access (no small globe icon after its name) but need it to obtain some real-time information for processing, we need to use the Tavily web search service.

First time using the Tavily servicea popup will prompt you to set some information; follow the instructions to proceed—very simple!

Popup, click: Go to settings

Click to get the key

After clicking to get the key, it will automatically redirect toTavily's official websiteOn the login/registration page, register and log in, create an API key, then copy the key into Cherry Studio.

If you don't know how to register, refer to the Tavily internet login and registration tutorial in the same directory as this document.

Tavily registration reference document:

Tavily Online Login and Registration Guide

Displaying the following interface indicates successful registration.

Copy the key

Paste the key, mission accomplished

Try once more to see the effect. The result shows that the internet search is working properly, and the number of search results is the default value we set: 5.

Note: Tavily has a free usage limit each month; you'll need to pay if you exceed it~~

PS: If you find any errors, feel free to contact us at any time.