Bench test · AI Chatbots
Reka Core vs Brave Search Assistant
Brave Search Assistant beats Reka Core 6.8 to 6.6 on our four-agent test panel, winning 3 of 4 agents head to head. Reka Core: free tier available. Brave Search Assistant: free tier available. Facts last verified November 1, 2026.
| Reka Core | Brave Search Assistant | |
|---|---|---|
| consensus | score6.6/10 | score6.8/10 |
| agents won | 1 / 4 | 3 / 4 ▲ |
| from | Free | Free |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| category | AI Chatbots | AI Chatbots |
Agent panel — head to head
| Anthropic | 7.2 ▲ | 6.2 |
| OpenAI | 6.4 | 7.1 ▲ |
| Gemini | 8.3 | 8.4 ▲ |
| Grok | 4.5 | 5.5 ▲ |
Reka Core
- ✓Strong multimodal capabilities for image-text tasks
- ✓Accessible through web interface
- —Limited public information on capabilities vs competitors
- —Pricing and availability details not widely documented
Image and text understandingMultimodal processingConversational AIVisual question answeringContent analysis and summarization
Brave Search Assistant
- ✓Strong privacy protection with no tracking
- ✓AI responses grounded in current web data
- ✓No targeted ads or data selling
- —Smaller search index than Google
- —Less refined AI model compared to ChatGPT/Claude
- —Limited market adoption and user base
Privacy-first search without user trackingIntegrated AI chat for conversational queriesIndependent search indexNo data collection or profilingReal-time web results integrationTransparent source attribution
Free · free tier
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Try Brave Search Assistant ▸Verdict
Brave Search Assistant takes it — 6.8 to 6.6 (a photo finish).
The panel gave Brave Search Assistant the edge on 3 of 4 agents. It's close enough that Reka Core is a fair pick if it fits your workflow better.