Listed alphabetically. A tool is ranked by its reviews once it has 3.
Search tools with a free plan Tool Reviews Lowest paid plan Free plan Free trial Public API Runs on Main features Elicit AI for scientific research that helps you synthesize evidence, draft proposals and weigh tradeoffs Reviews None yet Write one for Elicit Lowest paid plan See plans Free plan YesFree trial Not confirmed Public API YesRuns on Not confirmed Main features Research agent Paper search Research reports Exa Search API for AI agents, with real-time web data Reviews None yet Write one for Exa Lowest paid plan See plans Free plan YesFree trial Not confirmed Public API YesRuns on Not confirmed Komo Ask anything. Komo searches the web and answers with sources. Reviews None yet Write one for Komo Lowest paid plan $17 per month billed annually Komo Pro, as of October 28, 2026 Free plan YesFree trial Not confirmed Public API Not confirmed Runs on Not confirmed Liner Search with sources, research academic papers, and write clearly in one workflow Reviews None yet Write one for Liner Lowest paid plan $14.99 per month, billed annually Pro, as of October 20, 2026 Free plan YesFree trial Not confirmed Public API YesPerplexity AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted and real-time answers to any question Reviews None yet Write one for Perplexity Lowest paid plan Not confirmed Free plan YesFree trial Not confirmed Public API YesRuns on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android Semantic Scholar A free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature Reviews None yet Write one for Semantic Scholar Lowest paid plan Not confirmed Free plan YesFree trial Not confirmed Public API YesRuns on Not confirmed Undermind Your AI co-researcher that finds the papers others miss Reviews None yet Write one for Undermind Lowest paid plan $15 per person per month, billed annually Team, as of October 23, 2026 Free plan YesFree trial Not confirmed Public API Yes
From each tool's own website. “Not confirmed” means we couldn't confirm it there, not that the tool doesn't have it. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.
How this list is made A tool is listed here only when we've confirmed on its own website that it has a free plan. Tools we couldn't confirm it for are left out, even if they may have it. Vendors can't pay for a place on this list. Add a tool we missed