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Best Kimi Deep Research Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from AI research assistants ranked against Kimi Deep Research on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Perplexity Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $20/mo6.8
    Kimi Deep Research vs Perplexity
  2. 2
    Genspark Design Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $19.99/mo6.7
    Kimi Deep Research vs Genspark Design
  3. 4
    Liner Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $1.25/mo6.6
    Kimi Deep Research vs Liner
  4. 5
    Consensus Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb $20/mo6.5
    Kimi Deep Research vs Consensus
  5. 6
    Gab AI Research Assistant Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb $16.67/mo6.5
    Kimi Deep Research vs Gab AI Research Assistant
  6. 7
    Innogath Free plan MacWebWin $2.67/mo6.5
    Kimi Deep Research vs Innogath
  7. 8
    You.com Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free6.5
    Kimi Deep Research vs You.com
  8. 9
    Elicit Free plan apiWeb $11/mo6.4
    Kimi Deep Research vs Elicit
  9. 10
    Gemini Notebook Free plan WebiOSAndroid $9.99/mo6.4
    Kimi Deep Research vs Gemini Notebook
  10. 11
    SciSpace Free plan extensioniOSWeb $5.83/mo6.4
    Kimi Deep Research vs SciSpace
  11. 12
    GPT Researcher Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Kimi Deep Research vs GPT Researcher
  12. 13
    Scholarly Free plan Web $1/mo6.3
    Kimi Deep Research vs Scholarly
  13. 14
    Scite Free plan apiextensionWeb $14/mo6.3
    Kimi Deep Research vs Scite
  14. 15
    Fabric Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $8/mo5.6
    Kimi Deep Research vs Fabric
  15. 16
    Local Deep Research apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Kimi Deep Research vs Local Deep Research
  16. 17
    Felo AI Research Web 5.2
    Kimi Deep Research vs Felo AI Research
  17. 18
    Praxa WebiOS 5.2
    Kimi Deep Research vs Praxa
  18. 19
    CLARA Web 5.1
    Kimi Deep Research vs CLARA
  19. 20
    Embarke Web 5.1
    Kimi Deep Research vs Embarke
  20. 21
    Folio Web 5.1
    Kimi Deep Research vs Folio

Kimi Deep Research alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Perplexity6.8Free plan$20/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2Genspark Design6.7Free plan$19.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Liner6.6Free plan$1.25/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
5Consensus6.5Free plan$20/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
6Gab AI Research Assistant6.5Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
7Innogath6.5Free plan$2.67/moMac, Web, Windows
8You.com6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
9Elicit6.4Free plan$11/moAPI, Web
10Gemini Notebook6.4Free plan$9.99/moWeb, iOS, Android
11SciSpace6.4Free plan$5.83/moBrowser, iOS, Web
12GPT Researcher6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
13Scholarly6.3Free plan$1/moWeb
14Scite6.3Free plan$14/moAPI, Browser, Web
15Fabric5.6No$8/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16Local Deep Research5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Felo AI Research5.2No—Web
18Praxa5.2No—Web, iOS
19CLARA5.1No—Web
20Embarke5.1No—Web
21Folio5.1No—Web
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Questions about Kimi Deep Research alternatives

What is the best alternative to Kimi Deep Research?

Perplexity, number 1 in AI research assistants with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Genspark Design, Liner, Consensus and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Kimi Deep Research?

Perplexity is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.