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AI research & search tools

We track 17 products in this group. By our measured-attention ranking the most visible are ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini; 12 list a free tier. This is a popularity ordering, not a quality verdict - see methodology.
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    ChatGPTOpenAI

    OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, search, coding, images, voice and agentic tasks.

    Popularity #3Trend 7d -6%From $8/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · AI search · Research
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    ClaudeAnthropic

    Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and research, with projects, artifacts and agentic tools.

    Popularity #4Trend 7d -4%From $20/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · Coding · Research
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    GeminiGoogle

    Google's AI assistant across web, Android and Workspace, with Deep Research, image and video generation.

    Popularity #9Trend 7d +4%From $19.99/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · Research · Image generation
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    GrokxAI

    xAI's assistant integrated with X, with real-time search, image and video generation.

    Popularity #19Trend 7d -15%From $30/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · AI search · Image generation
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    KimiMoonshot AIOpen source

    Moonshot AI's assistant and open-weight Kimi model family.

    Popularity #22Trend 7d -22%From — General assistants · Research · Open-weight models
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    PerplexityPerplexity

    AI answer engine that searches the web and cites sources; also offers Deep Research and the Sonar API.

    Popularity #35Trend 7d -2%From $20/mo Not verifiedAI search · Research
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    NotebookLMGoogle

    Google's source-grounded research notebook with audio and video overviews.

    Popularity #46Trend 7d +8%From $19.99/mo Not verifiedResearch · Document analysis · Notes & knowledge
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    Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft

    Microsoft's consumer AI companion in Windows, Edge and mobile apps.

    Popularity #50Trend 7d -8%From Free Not verifiedGeneral assistants · AI search
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    ManusManusAgent

    General-purpose autonomous agent that executes tasks in a cloud sandbox.

    Popularity #66Trend 7d +8%From Free Not verifiedGeneral-purpose agents · Research agents
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    Le ChatMistral AI

    Mistral AI's assistant with web search, deep research, document analysis and image generation.

    Popularity #81Trend 7d +6%From $14.99/mo Verified <24hGeneral assistants · Research
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    You.comYou.com

    AI search and research platform with APIs for enterprise.

    Popularity #90Trend 7d -13%From — AI search · Research
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    CometPerplexityAgent

    Perplexity's AI-native web browser with an assistant that can act on pages.

    Popularity #92Trend 7d -1%From Free Not verifiedBrowser & computer-use agents · AI search
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    ChatGPT agentOpenAIAgent

    Agent mode in ChatGPT that uses its own virtual computer to browse, run code and complete tasks.

    Popularity #121Trend 7d —From $20/mo Not verifiedGeneral-purpose agents · Browser & computer-use agents · Research agents
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    ConsensusConsensus

    AI search engine over peer-reviewed research.

    Popularity #124Trend 7d —From Free Not verifiedResearch · AI search
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    ElicitElicit

    AI research assistant for searching, summarising and extracting data from academic papers.

    Popularity #130Trend 7d —From $11/mo Verified <24hResearch
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    GensparkGensparkAgent

    AI agent workspace that produces slides, sheets, research and calls.

    Popularity #135Trend 7d —From — General-purpose agents · AI search
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    GleanGlean

    Enterprise AI search and agents across company data.

    Popularity #136Trend 7d —From — Not verifiedAI search · Workplace suites · General-purpose agents