Feb 14, 2025 20:00:00

'Phind 2' released, which shows AI search results with visual answers and multi-step reasoning

Phind , a search engine for developers using generative AI, was updated in February 2025 to add visual answer functions such as images and diagrams and multi-step reasoning functions. The developer calls this ' Phind 2. '

Phind 2: Reinventing AI search with visual answers and multi-step reasoning
https://www.phind.com/blog/phind-2

Phind, which launched in March 2023, is a search engine for developers originally known as

Hello Cognition (beta.sayhello.so) , and in November 2023 it was reported to have surpassed OpenAI's large-scale language model 'GPT-4' in coding ability.

Large-scale language model 'Phind' surpasses GPT-4 in coding - GIGAZINE

This time, Phind has been updated to add visual answering and multi-stage reasoning functions. Phind can be used for free from the official website without registering an account. When you access the link, a text input field will appear, so enter something and search. In this case, I entered 'Tell me about photosynthesis.'

The generated answer looks like this. After explaining the basic concepts and mechanisms of photosynthesis in words, it also provides illustrations.

Below are the results of typing 'Explain the cause of rust.'

Here's the answer I got when I typed in 'Explain

the AT protocol used by Bluesky.' It provides a detailed explanation of the complex AT protocol mechanism based on information obtained from the Internet.

In addition, Phind also allows you to verify your calculations by running the code in the Jupyter notebook in your answer. The video below shows Phind actually verifying your calculations.

Phind performing calculations - YouTube


Phind's Michael Roizen said, 'We've been working on a major update to Phind for about six months. In this update, which we call Phind 2, we've rebuilt the product from scratch, based on what we've learned from over 130 million searches since it was released. ' Phind also explains how they build detailed models for this update.