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Get a research report from many sources: which AI plans document it
A multi-step research mode reads many sources and writes a cited report.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0
- Products that document it
- 5 of 26
- Lowest price
- Free
- Use
- Research & Search
- Quality
- Not tested
What it needs
- Deep research reports A multi-step research mode that reads many sources and writes a report.
- Web search with sources Answers grounded in a live web search, with links to the sources.
What you get: A cited, structured report.
Plans that document it
For each product, the lowest-priced plan that documents every required feature, cheapest first. Documented means offered on the vendor's own pages, not tested.
| Product | Lowest-priced plan |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ChatGPT FreeFree |
| Gemini | Gemini (free)Free |
| Perplexity | Perplexity FreeFree |
| Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft 365 Premium$19.99 a month |
| Claude | Claude Pro$20 a month |
Not verified for this task (a required feature is unclear, conflicting or due for a check): X Subscription (Cursor, Grok, X), GitHub Copilot.
19 other products do not offer it, or it is not what they are for.
What we have not tested
A documented research mode says nothing about the report's accuracy: run the conflicting-documents kit and check every citation.
Run the Make sense of documents that disagree test kit in each AI you are considering, on your own work.
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