Perplexity
Ask a question and get an answer with sources you can click.
Free to search. Paid plans for deeper research.
Research & analysis
Ask a business question and get a sourced answer you can check, instead of a pile of open tabs.
Tools for Research & analysis
NotebookLM
Drop in your own notes or PDFs and ask questions about those files.
Free with a Google account.
Claude
Summarize a long document and pull out the parts that change your decision.
Free to try. Paid plans for longer work.
Consensus
Search research papers when the question needs studies, not blog posts.
Free to search. Paid plans for more analysis.
A first sitting
How to do this in 15 minutes
- Write the decision the research is for, not just the topic.
- Ask one tool for a short answer with links. Open the links.
- Ask a second tool the same question if the first answer feels thin.
- Keep three facts you checked, and ignore the rest.