What is Octen
Octen is a real-time search and retrieval infrastructure designed for AI applications. It provides a web search API that enables LLMs, AI agents, copilots, and chatbots to access the latest information from the web with low latency and high reliability. Octen also offers embedding models, including a state-of-the-art text embedding model (Octen-Embedding-8B) and multimodal search capabilities.
How to use Octen
- Sign in to the Octen platform.
- Start Building by accessing the API platform.
- Use the Web Search API to perform real-time web searches with sub-100ms latency.
- Integrate the Embedding API to embed text or images for retrieval tasks.
- Use the Extract API to pull clean content from any URL.
- Use the Model Gateway to access various AI models.
Features of Octen
- Real-time indexing: Indexes web content in real-time to provide up-to-date results.
- Low latency: Sub-100ms latency for search queries.
- High reliability: Enterprise-grade reliability for production use.
- Multimodal search: Supports image and video search alongside text.
- State-of-the-art embedding models: Octen-Embedding-8B is ranked #1 on the RTEB benchmark.
- Multiple sub-queries: Octen Search can handle multiple sub-queries concurrently for comprehensive results.
- LLM-native: Designed specifically for AI agents, copilots, and chatbots.
Use Cases of Octen
- AI Agents: Provide real-time web search capabilities to AI agents.
- Copilots: Enhance copilots with up-to-date information retrieval.
- Chatbots: Ground chatbot responses with live web data.
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Use Octen's embedding models to improve retrieval accuracy.
- Multimodal applications: Search for images and videos alongside text.
FAQ
Q: What is Octen's latency?
A: Octen offers sub-100ms latency for search queries.
Q: Does Octen support multimodal search?
A: Yes, Octen supports image and video search in addition to text.
Q: What is the Octen-Embedding-8B model?
A: It is Octen's state-of-the-art text embedding model, ranked #1 on the RTEB benchmark.
Q: How can I access Octen's API?
A: You can sign in to the Octen platform and start building with the API.
Q: Is Octen designed for AI applications?
A: Yes, Octen is specifically engineered for AI agents, copilots, and chatbots.
