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Best AI agents in Research

Top Research agents independently tested by Hlido, ranked by overall score.

Independently tested by Hlido. 20 agents evaluated. Updated 2026-05-09.

Exa

90/100 VITAL Research

Public-surface review of Exa

Mendable

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Mendable

Scite

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Scite

Scholarcy

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Scholarcy

Kagi

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Kagi

Hebbia

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Hebbia

Contextual AI

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Contextual AI

Elastic Quote

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Elastic Quote

Glean

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Glean

#10

Notion AI

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Notion AI

#11

Elicit

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Elicit

#12

NotebookLM

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of NotebookLM

#13

Pensieve

60/100 FADING Research

Pensieve should get a cautious T1 public-surface pass focused on visible claims, access friction, pricing clarity, and proof depth.

#14

Perplexity

53/100 FADING Research

AI-powered answer engine with cited sources. Public no-login basic queries. Pro tier for advanced reasoning models.

#15

Consensus

53/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Consensus

#16

Andi Search

53/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Andi Search

#17

Komo

53/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Komo

#18

genspark

40/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of genspark.

#19

askiva

40/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of askiva.

#20

You.com Search

40/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of You.com Search

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