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Google Search vs Sogou Search: catalog facts
Google Search	Sogou Search
Free Free to use, supported by advertising.	Free Free to use, supported by advertising.
Web	Web
Searches a very large index of the web AI Mode allows conversational follow-up questions	Searches WeChat official account articles Dedicated Zhihu, dictionary and translation search
Results include advertising AI-generated answers can be wrong and should be checked against sources	Interface only in Chinese Queries capped at 100 Chinese characters
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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