Research

The AI Tools Index lists 13 live Research AI tools, each with a real launch date, community votes, and Stripe-verified monthly revenue wherever the maker has connected it. 13 launched in the past week. Browse the list below to compare features and honest traction, then pick the Research tool that fits.

1. Kompas AI — In the research section of the index, Kompas AI is an AI research report tool. The tool researches a topic across many sources and writes a long, cited report and includes several agents that gather and organize findings. It is catalogued as a reference for analysts and teams doing market or literature research.
2. Andi — In the research section of the index, Andi is an AI answer search engine. The tool answers questions directly and explains results instead of showing ad-filled links and includes a clean, conversational interface. It is catalogued as a reference for people who want direct answers when searching.
3. Liner — In the research section of the index, Liner is an AI research and reading assistant. The tool searches trusted sources, highlights the web, and answers with citations and includes your saved research kept in one place. It is catalogued as a reference for students and professionals doing research.
4. ResearchRabbit — In the research section of the index, ResearchRabbit is a paper discovery tool. The tool maps related papers and authors from a few you already like and includes alerts for new work in your area. It is catalogued as a reference for researchers exploring a field.
5. Afforai — In the research section of the index, Afforai is an AI research assistant. The tool reads and answers questions across your documents and the web and includes citations and support for many languages. It is catalogued as a reference for researchers and knowledge workers.
6. SciSpace — In the research section of the index, SciSpace is an AI tool for reading research. The tool explains papers, answers questions about them, and finds related work and includes a chat beside the PDF and related-work discovery. It is catalogued as a reference for students and academics.
7. Exa — In the research section of the index, Exa is an AI search engine for developers. The tool searches the web by meaning and returns clean results for AI apps and includes an API and a research agent. It is catalogued as a reference for developers building search and research features.
8. Undermind — In the research section of the index, Undermind is a deep research search tool. The tool runs a thorough search of scientific literature for a specific question and includes a step-by-step read of each paper. It is catalogued as a reference for researchers who need exhaustive answers.
9. Scholarcy — In the research section of the index, Scholarcy is a research paper summarizer. The tool breaks papers into structured summary flashcards with key points and figures and includes links out to the sources it cites. It is catalogued as a reference for students and researchers reading dense papers.
10. Scite — In the research section of the index, Scite is a smart citation research tool. The tool shows whether papers support or contrast a claim by analyzing citations and includes a view of how each study has been cited. It is catalogued as a reference for academics and researchers.
11. Consensus — In the research section of the index, Consensus is an AI search engine for research. The tool answers research questions using findings from scientific papers and includes a read on how much studies agree. It is catalogued as a reference for researchers, clinicians, and students.
12. Elicit — In the research section of the index, Elicit is an AI research assistant for papers. The tool searches academic papers, summarizes findings, and extracts data into tables and includes data tables pulled from millions of studies. It is catalogued as a reference for researchers and students.
13. Genspark — In the research section of the index, Genspark is an AI search agent. The tool runs searches, checks multiple sources, and writes a synthesized answer and includes a custom page for each query. It is catalogued as a reference for people researching a topic in depth.