Research
100 tools — editor's picks first, then ranked by score.
Top 5
Perplexity
BeginnerFreemiumEditor's Pick“Where we send anyone who asks for a smarter Google. Cited, current, and built for research.”
Conversational answer engine with citations
Google NotebookLM
BeginnerFreeAI notebook for grounded research
ChatGPT Search
BeginnerFreemiumOpenAI's built-in search assistant
Elicit
IntermediateFreemiumAI research assistant for academic papers
Firecrawl
AdvancedFreemiumLLM-ready web scraping and crawling
All Research tools
Kagi
IntermediatePaidPremium ad-free search with AI features
Semantic Scholar
BeginnerFreeFree AI-powered scholarly search
Browserbase
AdvancedFreemiumHeadless browsers for AI agents
Consensus
BeginnerFreemiumAI search engine for scientific papers
Microsoft Copilot
BeginnerPaidMicrosoft 365 AI assistant
Exa
AdvancedFreemiumWeb search API tuned for AI agents
Jina Reader
AdvancedFreemiumLLM-friendly web content reader
Apify
IntermediateFreemiumWeb scraping and automation platform
Research Rabbit
IntermediateFreeCitation-based literature discovery
SciSpace
IntermediateFreemiumAI research assistant for scientific literature
Tavily
AdvancedFreemiumSearch API for AI agents
Brave Search API
AdvancedFreemiumIndependent web search API
Diffbot
AdvancedPaidAI knowledge graph and web extraction
Acrobat AI Assistant
BeginnerFreemiumAdobe AI for working with PDFs
Scite
IntermediateFreemiumSmart citations and research assistant
Monica
BeginnerFreemiumMulti-model AI browser assistant
Genspark
BeginnerFreemiumMulti-agent AI search
SerpAPI
IntermediatePaidSearch engine results API
Metaphor
AdvancedFreemiumAI semantic search engine (now Exa)
Connected Papers
BeginnerFreemiumExplore academic paper relationships
Felo
BeginnerFreemiumAI search agent with reports
You.com
BeginnerFreemiumCustom AI search and chat
MyMind
IntermediatePaidAI mind for saving and recalling everything
Merlin
BeginnerFreemiumBrowser AI for ChatGPT and Claude
Liner
BeginnerFreemiumAI highlighter and reading assistant
ScrapingBee
IntermediatePaidAPI for web scraping with JS rendering
Iris.ai
AdvancedPaidAI for science discovery and workflows
Save articles with AI tagging
Eightify
BeginnerFreemiumAI YouTube summary extension
Sider
BeginnerFreemiumBrowser sidebar AI assistant
Bardeen Research
IntermediateFreemiumAI research automation for browser
Scholarcy
BeginnerFreemiumAI summaries for research papers
Glasp Tube
BeginnerFreeAI YouTube video summaries
Litmaps
IntermediateFreemiumVisualize scientific literature networks
Saner.AI
BeginnerFreemiumAI ADHD coach for tasks and notes
Genei
IntermediateFreemiumAI summarization for research and PDFs
Cubox
BeginnerFreemiumAI bookmarking and reading
Harpa AI
IntermediateFreemiumBrowser AI automation
VideoHighlight
BeginnerFreemiumAI YouTube highlight extractor
Komo
BeginnerFreemiumPrivate AI search engine
NotebookLM v3.0
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Research
AcademicGPT
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Academic writing
Prowl
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Competitive analysis
SciDraw AI
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Scientific visualization
Ordinal
IntermediateFreemiumGovernment information analysis
Video Insight Pro v2.0
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Video analysis
Scholantic
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Academic writing
Ormind 1.0
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for ChatGPT
Paperbook
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Knowledge
Cognition by Mindcorp
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Business
AIProofMe
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for AI replacement risk
Outset
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Research
LearnClash
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Learning - AI Tool For Learning
Perplexity Pro
IntermediateFrom $20/moPremium AI answer engine with advanced models, deeper search and source citations.
SciFig
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Scientific visualization
Rabbitholes AI v6.1.2
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for ChatGPT
Nolej
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Learning
College Help AI
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Homework
Aureka
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Research
Google Health Coach
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Health
Vibecasting
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Podcasts
NexScope
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Competitive analysis
Magia Trade
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Trading advice
Sonara
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Job search
Otio
IntermediateFree + from $10/moA research-focused AI workspace to read and write faster.
Pubcompare
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Research
SET.DO
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Task management
OpenRead
IntermediateFree + from $5/moAI-powered interactive papers for faster, intuitive research.
Outseek Financial Terminal
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Stocks
MeeBoss
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Job search
LoveStudy.ai
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Study materials
SurfSense
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Knowledge bases
AdMake AI v1.3.0
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Ads
Surmount
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Investment research
Ai Stock Research
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Stocks
PDFdigest
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Research papers summaries
ChatGPT Sugar
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for ChatGPT
Scisummary
IntermediateFree + from $6.99/moCutting-edge scientific article summarization.
Linkly AI
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Knowledge bases
StockNewsAI v1.5
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Stock market news
AstroGPT
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Astrology
Chunk: AI Research Assistant
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Research
There's An AI For That
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for AI tools search
Seaml.es v2.0.1
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Literature reviews
FinChat
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Stocks
UXsniff
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for User Experience
Besthotel
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Hotel recommendations
TryApplyNow
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Job search
Informly
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Market research
Triall
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Multi-model deliberation
Perfect Wiki
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Knowledge
Search Candy
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for E-commerce optimization
Hnresumetojobs
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Job search
Quench.ai
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Knowledge
Keepi
IntermediateFreemiumAI tool for Knowledge