Assist & Research AI tools
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Andi
Andi product for chat and assistant workflows and AI search and answer workflows.
Arc Search
Mobile browser from The Browser Company with AI-assisted search, ad blocking, reader mode, translation, voice search, and Arc tab sync.
AskYourPDF
Document assistant for PDF chat, document questions, and developer access.
Brave Leo
Browser-native AI assistant built into Brave for private chat, page help, document analysis, writing, translation, and coding assistance.
Character.AI
Interactive AI character chat platform with free use and a c.ai+ subscription path.
ChatGPT
OpenAI assistant product for chat, writing, research, coding, and multimodal work.
ChatPDF
PDF chat product for asking questions over documents, with backend API documentation.
Claude
Anthropic assistant for chat, writing, analysis, research, and coding workflows.
Consensus
AI research search product for finding and summarizing scientific literature.
DeepSeek
General DeepSeek assistant product for chat and research workflows.
Doubao
Doubao product for chat and assistant workflows.
Elicit
Research assistant with help-center coverage for research workflows and API documentation.
Explainpaper
AI-powered research paper reader for explaining dense academic text.
Felo AI Search
Felo AI Search product for agent-building workflows and writing and content workflows.
Gemini
Google assistant product for chat, research, writing, and multimodal creation.
Genspark
AI search and agent product for research and task-oriented answers.
Grok
Grok product for chat and assistant workflows and AI search and answer workflows.
HARPA AI
Browser AI assistant for page-aware research, writing, monitoring, and automation.
HuggingChat
HuggingChat product for chat and assistant workflows.
Humata
Humata platform for AI search and answer workflows and document analysis workflows.
Jenni AI
Jenni AI product for writing and content workflows and research synthesis workflows.
Kagi Assistant
Kagi Assistant product for coding assistance workflows and document analysis workflows.
Kimi
Moonshot AI assistant product with long-context chat and knowledge workflows.
Liner
Research and productivity product for working with information.
MaxAI.me
Browser assistant for writing, page reading, search, and document workflows.
Merlin AI
Browser and web AI assistant for research, summaries, writing, and multi-model chat.
Meta AI
Meta AI product for chat and assistant workflows.
Microsoft Copilot
Consumer Microsoft AI assistant for chat, research, writing, and image creation.
Mindgrasp
Study assistant for notes, summaries, quizzes, and learning materials.
Mistral Le Chat
Mistral AI assistant for chat, search, research, images, projects, and coding-adjacent workflows.
Monica
All-in-one AI assistant for chat, search, writing, media, and browser workflows.
NotebookLM
Google notebook assistant for working with sources, notes, and generated study outputs.
Paperpal
Academic writing assistant for manuscript, language, and research writing workflows.
PDF.ai
PDF.ai platform for AI data preparation and knowledge access workflows.
Perplexity
AI answer and research product with search-oriented workflows.
Perplexity Comet
Browser product from Perplexity.
Phind
Developer-focused AI search and answer product.
Poe
AI chat app with access to multiple models, bots, and compute-point subscriptions.
Qwen Chat
Qwen Chat product for chat and assistant workflows.
Recall
Personal knowledge assistant for saving, summarizing, and revisiting online content.
Scholarcy
Scholarcy product for document analysis workflows and research synthesis workflows.
SciSpace
Research workflow product for paper reading, literature support, and academic assistance.
scite Assistant
Research assistant for scholarly questions, citation context, and paper discovery.
YouLearn AI
Learning assistant for studying uploaded content and course material.