Listed together in guide “AI answer engines”
AI research assistant that finds, screens, and summarizes academic papers to help answer research questions.
Freemium
Use cases
- Literature reviews and evidence synthesis
- Extracting findings across many studies
- Speeding up early-stage research
Pricing: A free tier is available; paid plans add higher usage levels and advanced extraction.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.
Listed together in guide “AI answer engines”
AI research assistant suite for search, academic research, and writing that answers questions with cited sources.
Freemium
Use cases
- Academic research with verifiable citations
- Collecting and organizing highlights across sources
- Fact-checked everyday search
Pricing: Liner has a free plan with ads and daily limits on some features; Pro subscriptions apply across Liner, Liner Scholar, and Liner Write and add higher limits and access to major AI models.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.
Listed together in guide “Research Q&A with verifiable sources”
Neural web search API built for AI applications, returning meaning-based results and page content.
Paid
Use cases
- Grounding AI answers in fresh web content
- Research agents that need meaning-based search
- Finding pages similar to a reference URL
Pricing: Pricing is usage-based per search and content request; new developers receive free credits.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.
Related: shares the task Research with citations, Search
AI search engine that returns direct, sourced answers to natural-language questions.
Free
Use cases
- Quick factual lookups with source citations
- Academic-oriented research questions
- Everyday search without ads
Pricing: iAsk.Ai is free for standard use; the Pro subscription unlocks premium models, unlimited usage, and extra tools.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.
Related: shares the task Research with citations, Search
Conversational AI search engine that answers questions and summarizes pages instead of showing ad-driven links.
Free
Use cases
- Getting quick factual answers without wading through ads
- Summarizing articles and web pages while browsing results
- Searching privately without tracking
Pricing: Andi is free to use, with no advertising.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.
Related: shares the task Research with citations, Search
Berlin-based search engine that pairs web search with AI overviews, an AI chat, and an option to turn AI off.
Free
Use cases
- Everyday searches that return AI overviews with sources
- Asking questions conversationally through Ecosia Chat
- Switching to AI-free search for conventional results
Pricing: Ecosia does not publish paid plans; the company states that it uses 100% of its profits for climate action and publishes monthly financial reports.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.
Related: shares the task Research with citations, Search
Multilingual AI search engine that generates sourced answers and mind-map style summaries.
Freemium
Use cases
- Researching topics across language barriers
- Turning search findings into structured mind maps
- Drafting slide outlines from web research
Pricing: Felo is free for a limited number of daily advanced searches; the Pro plan unlocks more searches and premium models.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.
Related: shares the task Research with citations, Search
AI workspace that grew out of an answer engine, offering agents and tools for research, presentations, documents, and task automation.
Freemium
Use cases
- Producing slide decks and reports from a prompt
- Deep research with sourced summaries
- Automating multi-step web tasks
Pricing: Prices are published in USD on Genspark's help centre: Free $0 with 100 credits per day (up to a lifetime allowance) and 1 GB of AI Drive storage; Plus $24.99/month, or $19.99/month billed annually at $239.99/year (from 10,000 monthly credits, 50 GB); Pro $249.99/month, or $199.99/month billed annually at $2,399.99/year (from 125,000 monthly credits, 1 TB); Team $35 per seat/month (10,000 credits per seat/month); Enterprise custom. Annual figures are the monthly equivalent when billed yearly, not a month-to-month rate. Benefits are stated as valid through 30 June 2027.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-13.