Can You Replace Google with Telegram + AI? We Tried It

Google has been the go-to search engine for decades—fast, comprehensive, and almost always accurate. But with the rise of conversational AI and powerful bots on Telegram, we asked: Can you really ditch Google and rely solely on Telegram AI for all your queries? We spent 48 hours testing the idea. Here’s what we learned.

📝 Experiment Setup

Tools Chosen: We selected three popular Telegram AI bots: ChatGenie (GPT-based), WikiBot (infobox crawler), and QuickSearchBot (keyword scraper).
Query Types: We divided questions into four categories:
- Factual (dates, definitions, stats)
- How-to guides (step-by-step instructions)
- Creative prompts (poetry, code, ideas)
- News & current events (post-May 2025 updates)
Rules: No Google, Bing, or external websites. All answers must come directly from the Telegram bots.
Evaluation: We rated each response on:
- Accuracy (0–5)
- Completeness (0–5)
- Speed (response time in seconds)

🔍 Key Findings

1. Factual Queries

For straightforward facts—like “What year did NASA’s Artemis I launch?”—WikiBot nailed it with precise dates and citations. ChatGenie sometimes approximated or lacked references.

WikiBot: Accuracy 5/5, Compl. 4/5, Speed 2 sec
ChatGenie: Accuracy 3/5, Compl. 3/5, Speed 5 sec

2. How-To Guides

ChatGenie excelled at step-by-step instructions—e.g., “How to set up two-factor authentication on Telegram.” QuickSearchBot provided truncated bullet points without nuance.

ChatGenie: Accuracy 4/5, Compl. 5/5, Speed 6 sec
QuickSearchBot: Accuracy 2/5, Compl. 2/5, Speed 3 sec

3. Creative Prompts

When asking for a poem or code snippet, ChatGenie outperformed Google’s AI-powered snippets—providing coherent, styled output ready to share.

ChatGenie: Accuracy N/A, Compl. 5/5, Speed 4 sec
WikiBot & QuickSearchBot: Not designed for creativity.

4. News & Current Events

Both ChatGenie and QuickSearchBot lagged behind Google News. They often pulled outdated summaries or missed niche developments.

ChatGenie: Accuracy 2/5, Compl. 2/5, Speed 5 sec
QuickSearchBot: Accuracy 1/5, Compl. 1/5, Speed 3 sec

Note: Telegram bots rely on pre-trained data or scraped sources; they don’t index the web in real time like Google.

✅ Pros & Cons of Going Google-Free

Pros

Conversational, personalized answers.
Built-in privacy—no tracking across websites.
Convenient within your messaging app.

Cons

Limited real-time news and niche updates.
Occasional inaccuracies without citations.
Slower for simple fact checks compared to Google’s instant snippets.

🎯 Conclusion

Telegram + AI can partially replace Google for creative tasks, simple how-to guides, and quick factual checks—especially using specialized bots. However, for up-to-the-minute news, comprehensive research, and highly accurate data, Google remains unrivaled.

If you’re willing to sacrifice depth and speed for privacy and in-app convenience, give the Telegram AI experiment a try. But don’t delete your bookmarks just yet!