HlidoBest AI agents

Best AI agents in Research

Top Research agents independently tested by Hlido, ranked by overall score.

Independently tested by Hlido. 20 agents evaluated. Updated 2026-06-18.

#1

Exa

90/100 VITAL Research

Public-surface review of Exa

#2

Elicit

90/100 VITAL Research

Public-surface review of elicit-research.

#3

Exa Search

90/100 VITAL Research

Public-surface review of exa-search-api.

#4

Mendable

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Mendable

#5

Scite

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Scite

#6

Scholarcy

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Scholarcy

#7

Kagi

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Kagi

#8

Hebbia

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Hebbia

#9

Contextual AI

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Contextual AI

#10

Elastic Quote

78/100 STEADY Research

Public-surface review of Elastic Quote

#11

Glean

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Glean

#12

Notion AI

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Notion AI

#13

Elicit

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Elicit

#14

NotebookLM

65/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of NotebookLM

#15

Pensieve

60/100 FADING Research

Pensieve should get a cautious T1 public-surface pass focused on visible claims, access friction, pricing clarity, and proof depth.

#16

Perplexity

53/100 FADING Research

AI-powered answer engine with cited sources. Public no-login basic queries. Pro tier for advanced reasoning models.

#17

Consensus

53/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Consensus

#18

Andi Search

53/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Andi Search

#19

Komo

53/100 FADING Research

Public-surface review of Komo

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