Question 1

What is PLCpilot Free Search?

Accepted Answer

PLCpilot Free Search is an AI-powered technical search engine for engineers. It searches multiple providers and synthesises answers for PLC errors, automation concepts, scripting questions, networking, and more.

Question 2

How many free searches do I get per day?

Accepted Answer

Anonymous visitors get 3 searches per day. Subscribing to the Free Search plan (€5/month) gives 33 searches per day — about 1,000 searches per month. Pro plan users get 100 searches per day — about 3,000 searches per month.

Question 3

What types of questions can I search?

Accepted Answer

Any engineering or technical question — PLC fault codes, automation scripting, Python, instrumentation, electrical, networking, industrial protocols, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and more. Non-technical queries are blocked.

Question 4

What search providers does PLCpilot use?

Accepted Answer

PLCpilot routes queries across Google Custom Search, Brave Search, Exa, Tavily, Linkup, and Jina — choosing the best provider for the query type to maximise result quality.

Search anything technical