Guide · generated from live data
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.
- 1ChatGPTOpenAI
OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, search, coding, images, voice and agentic tasks.
Popularity #2Trend 7d +2%From $8/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · AI search · Research - 2ClaudeAnthropic
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and research, with projects, artifacts and agentic tools.
Popularity #3Trend 7d -8%From $20/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · Coding · Research - 3GeminiGoogle
Google's AI assistant across web, Android and Workspace, with Deep Research, image and video generation.
Popularity #8Trend 7d +3%From $19.99/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · Research · Image generation - 4GrokxAI
xAI's assistant integrated with X, with real-time search, image and video generation.
Popularity #17Trend 7d -13%From $30/mo Not verifiedGeneral assistants · AI search · Image generation - 5PerplexityPerplexity
AI answer engine that searches the web and cites sources; also offers Deep Research and the Sonar API.
Popularity #31Trend 7d -3%From $20/mo Not verifiedAI search · Research - 6NotebookLMGoogle
Google's source-grounded research notebook with audio and video overviews.
Popularity #41Trend 7d +10%From $19.99/mo Not verifiedResearch · Document analysis · Notes & knowledge - 7Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft
Microsoft's consumer AI companion in Windows, Edge and mobile apps.
Popularity #44Trend 7d -7%From Free Not verifiedGeneral assistants · AI search - 8
General-purpose autonomous agent that executes tasks in a cloud sandbox.
Popularity #63Trend 7d +1%From Free Not verifiedGeneral-purpose agents · Research agents - 9You.comYou.com
AI search and research platform with APIs for enterprise.
Popularity #82Trend 7d -15%From — AI search · Research - 10
Moonshot AI's assistant and open-weight Kimi model family.
Popularity #90Trend 7d —From — General assistants · Research · Open-weight models - 11
Agent mode in ChatGPT that uses its own virtual computer to browse, run code and complete tasks.
Popularity #108Trend 7d —From $20/mo Not verifiedGeneral-purpose agents · Browser & computer-use agents · Research agents - 12
Perplexity's AI-native web browser with an assistant that can act on pages.
Popularity #112Trend 7d —From Free Not verifiedBrowser & computer-use agents · AI search - 13ConsensusConsensus
AI search engine over peer-reviewed research.
Popularity #113Trend 7d —From Free Not verifiedResearch · AI search - 14ElicitElicit
AI research assistant for searching, summarising and extracting data from academic papers.
Popularity #117Trend 7d —From $11/mo Verified <24hResearch - 15
AI agent workspace that produces slides, sheets, research and calls.
Popularity #120Trend 7d —From — General-purpose agents · AI search - 16GleanGlean
Enterprise AI search and agents across company data.
Popularity #121Trend 7d —From — Not verifiedAI search · Workplace suites · General-purpose agents - 17Le ChatMistral AI
Mistral AI's assistant with web search, deep research, document analysis and image generation.
Popularity #130Trend 7d —From $14.99/mo Verified <24hGeneral assistants · Research