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Editorial pick
You Research
Multi-step AI research from You.com.
Try You Research✓ Free trial available
Best for
Analysts, researchers, and consultants who need sourced multi-step research reports and want to mix web data with their own files.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $15/mo
- Setup time
- 5 minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/19/2026
What we love
- ✓Citation density is high — easy to audit sources
- ✓Personal data connectors blend private context with web search
- ✓Cheaper than Perplexity Pro and ChatGPT Pro for research-only use
Where it falls short
- −Brand recognition lower than competitors despite quality output
- −UI is busier than Perplexity's clean research view
- −Long research tasks can stall on niche or paywalled sources
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 20263 tiers
Free
$0
forever
- ✓Basic research mode
- ✓Limited daily queries
- ✓Web sources only
Pro
$20
per month
- ✓Unlimited research
- ✓Genius mode
- ✓Personal data connectors
- ✓File uploads
Team
$25
per seat / month
- ✓Shared workspaces
- ✓Admin
- ✓Priority models
Why we picked it
Plan B for when Perplexity Pro hits its cap.
Overview
You.com's deep research mode — multi-step web search + synthesis with citations.
Key features
- ●Multi-step research that plans, searches, and synthesizes a report
- ●Cited sources with inline links to every claim
- ●Custom modes — Genius (deeper) and Smart (faster)
- ●PDF, DOCX, and Markdown export of finished reports
- ●Personal data sources — connect Google Drive, Notion, GitHub
- ●Side-by-side citations panel to verify claims as you read
Best use cases
Market research briefs
Generate a sourced briefing on a market, competitor, or topic in 5-10 minutes.
Investment due diligence
Build a multi-source report on a company combining web data and internal docs.
Academic literature scans
Generate a sourced overview of a research area as a starting point for deeper reading.
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