Chutes & DeSearch Integration Goes Live on Bittensor
Chutes announced that its search feature now runs entirely on DeSearch, the decentralized search layer operating as SN22 on Bittensor. The integration connects two of the network's most active subnets, with Chutes sitting on SN64 as a serverless compute platform and DeSearch delivering the real-time search engine that powers the new experience. The Chutes DeSearch integration shows how subnets can plug into one another and build a stronger product together.
Why Chutes Swapped In DeSearch
The decision followed DeSearch's first public benchmark, where the subnet measured itself against established centralized search providers. DeSearch finished ahead of those providers on overall score and ranked best of the entire group at surfacing relevant sources. That result gave Chutes a clear reason to replace its previous search backend, and the team moved quickly to route its search through SN22.
The benchmark itself runs as an open evaluation that scores each provider on what it actually returns. The system compares DeSearch against several centralized competitors across 250 questions spanning easy, medium, and hard difficulty. An independent LLM judge reads every fetched page rather than matching answers against a fixed key, which keeps the test honest and refreshes the numbers each week.
How the Two Subnets Work Together
DeSearch gives AI agents and human users real-time access to web data along with sources like X and Reddit, all served through a decentralized network of miners and validators. Built by the Datura team, the subnet generates queries, analyzes results, and returns summarized answers backed by verifiable sources. Chutes provides the serverless compute environment where developers run models and applications, so pairing its compute layer with DeSearch's search layer creates a search experience that stays fully inside the Bittensor ecosystem.
This pairing reflects a broader pattern that the Chutes team described as the Bittensor flywheel, where one subnet's output strengthens another subnet's product. The Chutes DeSearch integration turns that idea into a shipped feature rather than a roadmap promise. Two subnets now combine into a single, faster, and more accurate search experience that users and agents can try directly through Chutes.
