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Best research AI tools
Answer engines and research assistants. 5 tools, 5 with a free option.
Perplexity
AI answer engine with cited sources.
Free plan + paidGemini Notebook
Formerly NotebookLM: source-grounded research notebooks that answer from your documents and can run code.
FreeElicit
AI research assistant for academic papers.
Free plan + paidConsensus
AI search engine for scientific research.
Free plan + paidExa
Search API built for AI apps and agents.
Free plan + paidAlternatives guides: Perplexity alternatives
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