Best alternatives to S&C - GPT-4o™ AI chat for Google™ search (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to S&C, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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S&C alternatives, compared
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ChatGPT search
Change default search engine to ChatGPT search.
≈4M users3.3★ from 1.6K ratingsUpdated 23 months agoNo special permissions- About 2000× more users than S&C
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Search GPT
ChatGPT and Google at one spot
≈1K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than S&C
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Search & Chat AI
Search smarter, work faster and do more with Search & Chat AI—a free Chrome extension powered by GPT-4o, the premium AI at no cost.
≈10K users4.9★ from 104 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago7 permissions- About 5.0× more users than S&C
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 13)
- Listed under Accessibility
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AI Free Search
Simple lightweight extension that removes the AI responses from Google and Bing search. Block Gemini or Copilot and go straight to…
407 users5.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 4.9× fewer users than S&C
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 13)
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ChatGPT for Web Search Tab
This app improves your search experience by combining Google search results with informative responses generated by ChatGPT.
≈7K users3.7★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 3.5× more users than S&C
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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GPTGO.AI - Search & ChatGPT
The extension redirects the search to GPTGo.AI, the free ChatGPT hybrid search engine.
≈2K users3.2★ from 6 ratingsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to S&C
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 13)
- Listed under Tools
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GPT Search: Chat History
Search your ChatGPT conversation history.
≈7K users4.6★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago5 permissions- About 3.5× more users than S&C
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 13)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Home - New Tab Page | ChatGPT search with GPT-4o AI answers
A homepage you will fall in love with! Notifications, badges, recent tabs, quick notes, calendar and more. AI search ChatGPT GPT-4o.
≈50K users4.1★ from 9.8K ratingsUpdated 23 months ago17 permissions- About 25× more users than S&C
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (17 vs 13)
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Safe ChatGPT Search
ChatGPT from Chrome Search Bar
≈20K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 10× more users than S&C
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 13)
- Listed under Tools
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No AI Google Search
Remove AI Previews in Google Search
611 users2.8★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago1 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than S&C
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 13)
- Listed under Tools
S&C alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to S&C?
By users, the most popular alternative is ChatGPT search with ≈4M users and a 3.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is ChatGPT search.
Which S&C alternative has the best rating?
Search & Chat AI has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 104 ratings.
Is there a S&C alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
ChatGPT search asks for 0 permissions, against 13 for S&C.
How many alternatives to S&C are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to S&C on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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