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Claude and Claude Code exhibit distinct web search patterns, data reveals

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Search Engine Journal reports that Claude and Claude Code search the web at different rates, prioritize different brands, and direct their agents to different page types.

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Search Engine Journal found that Claude and Claude Code exhibit distinct web search behaviors, including differences in search frequency, brand mentions, and the types of pages their agents visit. The data highlights how different versions of the same AI model can interact with web content in varying ways, which has implications for content visibility across AI-powered search and tools.

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