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Research: 9 AI Tools Compared

AI research assistants

See our ranked picks for this category
1

Your sources → grounded answers, briefings and audio overviews.

8.9/10freemium · free tier
2

Frontier-adjacent open models at a fraction of the price.

8.8/10freemium · free tier
3

xAI's assistant with real-time X data and few filters.

8/10freemium · free tier
4

Autonomous general agent: give it a task, get a finished result.

7.8/10freemium · free tier
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Claude
Claude Editor's Pick

AI assistant for thoughtful conversations

4.8/10freemium · free tierfrom $20/mo
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Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI Editor's Pick

AI-powered answer engine with citations

4.6/10freemium · free tierfrom $20/mo
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Consensus

AI-powered academic search

4.4/10freemium · free tierfrom $9.99/mo
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Elicit

AI research assistant

4.3/10freemium · free tierfrom $10/mo
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Scite

Smart citations for research

4.2/10freemium · free tierfrom $20/mo