Perplexity
AI search engine with citations.
Best forQuick fact-checking
Pricing: see the official website (not verified)
Features, how to use and alternatives · Visit the Perplexity website →Home › Search and research
Search and research: recommended AI tools
Information retrieval, literature reading and data organisation.
Metaso AI Search
China-focusedAd-free AI search engine focused on Chinese-language sources.
Best forResearch across Chinese-language sources
Pricing: see the official website (not verified)
Features, how to use and alternatives · Visit the Metaso AI Search website →NotebookLM
Google's notebook-style AI for working with sources.
Best forResearch based on your own documents
Pricing: see the official website (not verified)
Features, how to use and alternatives · Visit the NotebookLM website →Elicit
AI academic literature search and extraction.
Best forLiterature review
Pricing: see the official website (not verified)
Features, how to use and alternatives · Visit the Elicit website →🔥 Trending in this use case Full hot list →
- blumify ↗ — Blumify is a tool that tracks statements and shifts in opinion from AI leaders, allowing you to see how their positions on various AI topics have evolved.
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 ↗ — DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is an open-source large language model released by DeepSeek, supporting efficient inference and multilingual capabilities.
- Parsimony ↗ — Parsimony is an open-source benchmark that measures how much additional code AI coding models introduce when completing tasks, evaluating model conciseness.
- DishwasherBench ↗ — DishwasherBench is a language model benchmark game based on realistic dishwasher physics simulation. It can be played directly in the browser under the name Spotless.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B ↗ — LFM2.5-24B-A2B released by LiquidAI is a 24B-parameter open-source large language model based on Liquid Foundation Models, supporting efficient text generation and inference tasks.
FAQ
Which AI tools should I use for Search and research?
Recommended: Perplexity (Quick fact-checking); Metaso AI Search (Research across Chinese-language sources); NotebookLM (Research based on your own documents); Elicit (Literature review).
What new trending AI tools are there for Search and research?
Recent hot-list entries in this use case: blumify, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, Parsimony, DishwasherBench, LFM2.5-24B-A2B. The hot list updates automatically every 6 hours.
Are these Search and research tools free?
Prices change often and this site has not verified them one by one. Please check each tool's official website.
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