Workflow
Ask with context
Describe who the research is for and what decision it supports.
Tools: Perplexity, ChatGPT, Google Gemini
Ground it in your material
For your own files, use a tool that answers only from the sources you upload.
Check the sourcesHuman approval
Open the cited pages and confirm the claims before you use them.
Relevant tools
Perplexity
AI answer engine that searches the web and returns cited answers and research reports
Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 6d agoWhy this matched:- Answers web searches with citations and offers Pro Search and Research queries.
- Price
- Free tier + paid · price unknown
- API
- Documented
- Integrations
- None documented
- Setup
- No code
ChatGPT
General-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, analysis, images and coding
Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 6d agoWhy this matched:- Deep research mode produces longer reports, and files can be uploaded for analysis.
- Price
- Free tier · from $8/mo
- API
- Documented
- Integrations
- None documented
- Setup
- No code
Google Gemini
Google's AI assistant for chat, research, images and video, built into Google apps
Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 6d agoWhy this matched:- Includes a Deep Research mode alongside everyday chat.
- Price
- Free tier · from $4.99/mo
- API
- Documented
- Integrations
- 5 documented
- Setup
- No code
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)
AI research notebook that answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources
Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 6d agoWhy this matched:- Answers grounded in the sources you upload, which keeps responses tied to your own documents.
- Price
- Free tier · from $4.99/mo
- API
- Unknown
- Integrations
- 2 documented
- Setup
- No code
Limitations
- Citations can be misattributed or out of date; they are a starting point, not proof.
- Deep research modes are limited or paid on most plans.