Best AI Search Engines in 2026
Updated
AI search engines offer ways to investigate questions and work with sources. Compare citation format, source filters, and deep research mode to understand how each supports follow-up and source review. API access and browser extensions may affect how a tool fits your workflow; mobile apps, monthly query limits, free plans, and paid-from pricing help you assess access and cost. Perplexity, Jina AI, and Scite are among the entries, alongside Genspark Design and Andi AI. Consider which listed research features fit the questions you ask and how you prefer to find and examine material.
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21free plans on this page
$4.99/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
AI Search Engines, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.22 of 22 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 PerplexityPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Jina AIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 ScitePaid from $14/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 4 Genspark DesignPaid from $19.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 Yahoo ScoutFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Andi AIPaid from $49/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 Arc SearchFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 ConsensusPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Felo SearchPaid from $14.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 You.comFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 ElicitPaid from $11/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 Google AI ModePaid from $4.99/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 Microsoft Copilot SearchFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 OpenEvidenceFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 SciSpacePaid from $5.83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 PropensityAIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 UndermindPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 Oxford Academic AI Discovery AssistantFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 ScopusFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 20 Kimi
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 Komo SearchFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 KeeniousPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 Semantic ScholarFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 24 Embase AI
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 AlphaSense Generative Search
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Citation format | Deep research mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perplexity | 7.6 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | |||
| 2 | Jina AI | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | mixed | Yes | |
| 3 | Scite | 7.4 | Free plan | $14/mo | Yes | 20 /mo | inline | Yes |
| 4 | Genspark Design | 7.3 | Free plan | $19.99/mo | Yes | |||
| 5 | Yahoo Scout | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | inline | ||
| 6 | Andi AI | 7.0 | Free plan | $49/mo | Yes | 49 /mo | Yes | |
| 7 | Arc Search | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | No | ||
| 8 | Consensus | 7.0 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | inline | Yes | |
| 9 | Felo Search | 7.0 | Free plan | $14.99/mo | Yes | 14.99 /mo | footnotes | Yes |
| 10 | You.com | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 11 | Elicit | 6.9 | Free plan | $11/mo | Yes | |||
| 12 | Google AI Mode | 6.9 | $4.99/mo | Yes | 9.99 /mo | inline | Yes | |
| 13 | Microsoft Copilot Search | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | source_list | ||
| 14 | OpenEvidence | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | inline | ||
| 15 | SciSpace | 6.9 | Free plan | $5.83/mo | Yes | 20 /mo | inline | Yes |
| 16 | PropensityAI | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | inline | ||
| 17 | Undermind | 6.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | inline | Yes | |
| 18 | Oxford Academic AI Discovery Assistant | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 19 | Scopus | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | No | inline | Yes | |
| 20 | Kimi | 6.6 | Yes | |||||
| 21 | Komo Search | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | source_list | Yes | |
| 22 | Keenious | 6.5 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | ||
| 23 | Semantic Scholar | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 24 | Embase AI | 6.4 | No | inline | Yes | |||
| 25 | AlphaSense Generative Search | 6.1 | No | inline | Yes |
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