AI tools to research a topic

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Grok

AI Chatbots & Assistants

Finding out what people are saying on X (Twitter) right now, and breaking news.

Free planBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android

Perplexity

Research & Learning
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Quick answers with links to sources, so you can check where facts came from.

Free planBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac / PC app

NotebookLM

Research & Learning

Same family: Gemini

Asking questions about your own files, like PDFs, class notes, or reports, and getting answers based only on them.

Free planBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android

Claude

AI Chatbots & Assistants

Writing that sounds natural, careful thinking through tricky problems, and long documents.

Free plan · from ~$20/monthBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac / PC app

ChatGPT

AI Chatbots & Assistants

Everyday help with almost anything: questions, emails, plans, ideas, and pictures. Its voice mode lets you just talk.

Free plan · from ~$20/monthBeginner-friendlyWeb, iPhone & iPad, Android, Mac / PC app

Blumify People

Research & Learning

Keeping up with what AI leaders are saying, in a few minutes a day.

Free plan · from $9.99/monthBeginner-friendlyAdd-on

Elicit

Research & Learning

Students and researchers who need to sort through many research papers quickly.

Free planBeginner-friendlyWeb

Glean

Business & Money

Big companies that want one search box for all their work apps.

Some setupWeb, Add-on

Consensus

Research & Learning

Quickly checking what science says about a question, like 'Does creatine help memory?'

Free planBeginner-friendlyWeb

Harvey

Business & Money

Large law firms.

Some setupWeb

Masala (formerly Panel)

Research & Learning

A research workspace where the AI can build its own panels and tools as it goes.

FreeSome setupCode / command line

easyread

Research & Learning

Read English research papers in Chinese, side by side with the original, and ask AI questions as you go.

FreeTechnicalCode / command line

ONGRID

For Developers

A research engine for checking AI decisions. Very technical.

FreeTechnicalWeb

Carbon-A Database Explorer

Research & Learning

A tool for scientists searching genome data. Nothing to do with everyday AI.

FreeTechnicalWeb