# Online Mode

{% hint style="info" %}
Examples of scenarios that require an internet connection:

* Time-sensitive information: for example, today/this week/just now, gold futures prices, etc.
* Real-time data: for example, weather, exchange rates, and other dynamic values.
* Emerging knowledge: for example, new things, new concepts, new technologies, etc...
  {% endhint %}

### 1. How to enable internet access

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

<figure><img src="/files/e4a71bc6ca10755c8ea2b8d2ac43992c3d29e413" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click the globe icon - enable internet access</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/f8c4f2d3c7d83218146d9972c512f12d6bda3e57" alt=""><figcaption><p>Indicates - internet access is enabled</p></figcaption></figure>

### 2. Special note: there are two modes for internet access

#### Mode 1: the model provider’s large model has built-in internet access

In this case, once internet access is enabled, you can directly use the internet service, which is very simple.

{% hint style="warning" %}
You can quickly determine whether the model supports internet access by checking whether there is a small globe mark after the model name at the top of the Q\&A interface.
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/6a3150600cb0e5767c3141e50f65abbb635907e1" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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

<figure><img src="/files/51ae70af198f681193f5651d5532d4c506d1b2f6" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

> <mark style="color:green;">**Cherry Studio currently supports internet-enabled model providers including**</mark>
>
> * <mark style="color:green;">Google Gemini</mark>
> * <mark style="color:green;">OpenRouter (all models support internet access)</mark>
> * <mark style="color:green;">Tencent Hunyuan</mark>
> * <mark style="color:green;">Zhipu AI</mark>
> * <mark style="color:green;">Alibaba Cloud Bailian, etc.</mark>

{% hint style="danger" %}
Special note:

There is a special case where, even if the model does not have a globe mark, it can still access the internet, as explained in the tutorial below.
{% endhint %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/1b5bee1752a6fa73c9e7c505ed18f735c6be0730" %}
[Volcano Engine Online Integration](/docs/en-us/pre-basic/websearch/volcengine.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

***

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

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

**When using the Tavily service for the first time**a pop-up will prompt you to set some information; just follow the instructions—very simple!

<figure><img src="/files/b27c8e64eb13e2b00e05ae8804a2fd1568025a5c" alt=""><figcaption><p>Popup, click: Go to settings</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/81660fc8f5c3132063dfbeddc1ab0f9427490332" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click Get API key</p></figcaption></figure>

After clicking Get API key, you will be automatically redirected to**Tavily’s official website**the login/registration page. After registering and logging in, create an API key, then copy the key into Cherry Studio.

{% hint style="danger" %}
If you don’t know how to register, refer to the Tavily internet access login/registration tutorial in the same directory as this document.
{% endhint %}

**Tavily registration reference document:**

{% content-ref url="/pages/54cce90993b2ed51bf9bdac5334f36d11922ca03" %}
[Tavily Online Login and Registration Tutorial](/docs/en-us/pre-basic/websearch/tavily.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

Seeing the interface below means registration was successful.

<figure><img src="/files/5e2d01d57ce544e6f8bd459c46d8036f01064336" alt=""><figcaption><p>Copy key</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/93b9f0755aac3172bd6f7a070f83dfdb1388f401" alt=""><figcaption><p>Paste the key, and you’re done</p></figcaption></figure>

Let’s try again and see the results. The result shows that internet search is working normally, and the number of search results is the default value we set: 5.

<figure><img src="/files/aa5be8d0f8f779ce2dd7c0732147ca13423b6791" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="danger" %}
Note: Tavily has a monthly free-use limit; beyond that, you need to pay\~\~
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/0cc40491403bac347d3a12dc3e94780f53f7dcdb" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

> PS: If you find any errors, please feel free to contact us anytime.


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```
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```

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