Most cited domains for research ai buying prompts

As of

All 108 sites by cited answer coverage

paperguide.ai leads at 27.1%; the middle of the board sits at 2.1%.

Ahead of second place: 10.4%
Held by the top three: 16%
Middle of the board: 2.1%
Below half the leader: 104 of 108

Highest 27.1%Middle 2.1%

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answers citing it: 1 on 82 of 108 rows · engines: 1 on 91 of 108 rows · 48 checks behind each row.

Most cited domains in AI research Assistants answers current rankings
Rank	Name	Cited answer coverage	Best position	Typical position	Change	Why
01	paperguide.ai	27.1%	1	2	2	This rank
02	reddit.com	16.7%	1	4	1	This rank
03	youtube.com	14.6%	1	2	68	This rank
04	atlasworkspace.ai	14.6%	2	4		This rank
05	rank.ai	10.4%	1	2	5	This rank
06	elicit.com	8.3%	1	1	5	This rank
07	answerthis.io	8.3%	1	2.5	71	This rank
08	inra.ai	8.3%	2	4.5	35	This rank
09	simular.ai	8.3%	2	5	9	This rank
10	clarivate.com	8.3%	2	4.5	2	This rank
11	editage.us	6.3%	2	2	5	This rank
12	libguides.kcl.ac.uk	6.3%	2	7	—	This rank
13	cybernews.com	4.2%	1	1	25	This rank
14	hebbia.com	4.2%	1	2.5	28	This rank
15	zemith.com	4.2%	3	3.5	12	This rank
16	guides.libs.uga.edu	4.2%	4	4.5	14	This rank
17	qedscience.com	4.2%	4	5	—	This rank
18	grata.com	4.2%	2	5.5	—	This rank
19	microsoft.com	4.2%	1	1	14	This rank
20	openai.com	4.2%	2	3	6	This rank
21	thesify.ai	4.2%	3	3	2	This rank
22	vellum.ai	4.2%	2	3	—	This rank
23	jenni.ai	4.2%	3	4.5	—	This rank
24	quora.com	4.2%	5	6	2	This rank
25	scite.ai	4.2%	6	6.5	1	This rank
26	infoguides.gmu.edu	4.2%	5	7	—	This rank
27	coworker.ai	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
28	lumivero.com	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
29	martecgroup.com	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
30	paperpal.com	2.1%	1	1	47	This rank
31	pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov	2.1%	1	1	38	This rank
32	sema4.ai	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
33	sonix.ai	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
34	ssbm.ch	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
35	workspace.google.com	2.1%	1	1	18	This rank
36	agently.dev	2.1%	2	2	12	This rank
37	answers.businesslibrary.uflib.ufl.edu	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
38	creativebitsai.com	2.1%	2	2	25	This rank
39	fiercehealthcare.com	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
40	getdx.com	2.1%	2	2		This rank
41	seekr.com	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
42	semanticscholar.org	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
43	xpander.ai	2.1%	2	2	27	This rank
44	arxiv.org	2.1%	3	3	28	This rank
45	deakin.libguides.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
46	editage.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
47	godofprompt.ai	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
48	granola.ai	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
49	guides.lib.ua.edu	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
50	guides.library.duke.edu	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
51	guides.library.georgetown.edu	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
52	imaa-institute.org	2.1%	3	3	31	This rank
53	kuse.ai	2.1%	3	3	9	This rank
54	litmaps.com	2.1%	3	3	49	This rank
55	moveworks.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
56	northboundadvisory.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
57	payerset.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
58	perplexity.ai	2.1%	1	3	—	This rank
59	scholarcy.com	2.1%	3	3	14	This rank
60	standard-insights.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
61	tandfonline.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
62	undermind.ai	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
63	duet.so	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
64	litsynth.ai	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
65	manus.im	2.1%	4	4	11	This rank
66	rayyan.ai	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
67	read.ai	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
68	scholarai.io	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
69	sourcely.net	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
70	augmentcode.com	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
71	grep.ai	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
72	hymr.highyieldmed.org	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
73	kiteworks.com	2.1%	5	5	6	This rank
74	mdpi.com	2.1%	5	5	58	This rank
75	mindstudio.ai	2.1%	5	5	5	This rank
76	onyx.app	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
77	quantilope.com	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
78	read.dukeupress.edu	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
79	reclaim.ai	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
80	chatacademia.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
81	choice360.org	2.1%	6	6	66	This rank
82	guides.lib.purdue.edu	2.1%	6	6	—	Showing
83	integrityriskintl.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
84	intuitionlabs.ai	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
85	learn.microsoft.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
86	monday.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
87	neuraplus-ai.github.io	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
88	reco.ai	2.1%	6	6	53	This rank
89	researchrabbit.ai	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
90	sembly.ai	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
91	studytexter.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
92	venn.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
93	viewpointanalysis.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
94	analythical.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
95	bdemerson.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
96	ema.ai	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
97	glean.com	2.1%	7	7	46	This rank
98	gosearch.ai	2.1%	7	7	78	This rank
99	linkedin.com	2.1%	7	7	90	This rank
100	offers.hubspot.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
101	ottermind.ai	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
102	questa-ai.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
103	witness.ai	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
104	guides.temple.edu	2.1%	8	8	63	This rank
105	maxaeo.ai	2.1%	8	8	—	This rank
106	onewave-ai.com	2.1%	8	8	—	This rank
107	qlik.com	2.1%	8	8	—	This rank
108	researchpal.co	2.1%	9	9	84	This rank

answers citing it: 1 on 82 of 108 rows · engines: 1 on 91 of 108 rows · 48 checks behind each row.

Most cited domains in AI research Assistants answers current rankings
Rank	Name	Cited answer coverage	Best position	Typical position	Change	Why
01	paperguide.ai	27.1%	1	2	2	This rank
02	reddit.com	16.7%	1	4	1	This rank
03	youtube.com	14.6%	1	2	68	This rank
04	atlasworkspace.ai	14.6%	2	4		This rank
05	rank.ai	10.4%	1	2	5	This rank
06	elicit.com	8.3%	1	1	5	This rank
07	answerthis.io	8.3%	1	2.5	71	This rank
08	inra.ai	8.3%	2	4.5	35	This rank
09	simular.ai	8.3%	2	5	9	This rank
10	clarivate.com	8.3%	2	4.5	2	This rank
11	editage.us	6.3%	2	2	5	This rank
12	libguides.kcl.ac.uk	6.3%	2	7	—	This rank
13	cybernews.com	4.2%	1	1	25	This rank
14	hebbia.com	4.2%	1	2.5	28	This rank
15	zemith.com	4.2%	3	3.5	12	This rank
16	guides.libs.uga.edu	4.2%	4	4.5	14	This rank
17	qedscience.com	4.2%	4	5	—	This rank
18	grata.com	4.2%	2	5.5	—	This rank
19	microsoft.com	4.2%	1	1	14	This rank
20	openai.com	4.2%	2	3	6	This rank
21	thesify.ai	4.2%	3	3	2	This rank
22	vellum.ai	4.2%	2	3	—	This rank
23	jenni.ai	4.2%	3	4.5	—	This rank
24	quora.com	4.2%	5	6	2	This rank
25	scite.ai	4.2%	6	6.5	1	This rank
26	infoguides.gmu.edu	4.2%	5	7	—	This rank
27	coworker.ai	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
28	lumivero.com	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
29	martecgroup.com	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
30	paperpal.com	2.1%	1	1	47	This rank
31	pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov	2.1%	1	1	38	This rank
32	sema4.ai	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
33	sonix.ai	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
34	ssbm.ch	2.1%	1	1	—	This rank
35	workspace.google.com	2.1%	1	1	18	This rank
36	agently.dev	2.1%	2	2	12	This rank
37	answers.businesslibrary.uflib.ufl.edu	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
38	creativebitsai.com	2.1%	2	2	25	This rank
39	fiercehealthcare.com	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
40	getdx.com	2.1%	2	2		This rank
41	seekr.com	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
42	semanticscholar.org	2.1%	2	2	—	This rank
43	xpander.ai	2.1%	2	2	27	This rank
44	arxiv.org	2.1%	3	3	28	This rank
45	deakin.libguides.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
46	editage.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
47	godofprompt.ai	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
48	granola.ai	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
49	guides.lib.ua.edu	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
50	guides.library.duke.edu	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
51	guides.library.georgetown.edu	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
52	imaa-institute.org	2.1%	3	3	31	This rank
53	kuse.ai	2.1%	3	3	9	This rank
54	litmaps.com	2.1%	3	3	49	This rank
55	moveworks.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
56	northboundadvisory.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
57	payerset.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
58	perplexity.ai	2.1%	1	3	—	This rank
59	scholarcy.com	2.1%	3	3	14	This rank
60	standard-insights.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
61	tandfonline.com	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
62	undermind.ai	2.1%	3	3	—	This rank
63	duet.so	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
64	litsynth.ai	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
65	manus.im	2.1%	4	4	11	This rank
66	rayyan.ai	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
67	read.ai	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
68	scholarai.io	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
69	sourcely.net	2.1%	4	4	—	This rank
70	augmentcode.com	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
71	grep.ai	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
72	hymr.highyieldmed.org	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
73	kiteworks.com	2.1%	5	5	6	This rank
74	mdpi.com	2.1%	5	5	58	This rank
75	mindstudio.ai	2.1%	5	5	5	This rank
76	onyx.app	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
77	quantilope.com	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
78	read.dukeupress.edu	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
79	reclaim.ai	2.1%	5	5	—	This rank
80	chatacademia.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
81	choice360.org	2.1%	6	6	66	This rank
82	guides.lib.purdue.edu	2.1%	6	6	—	Showing
83	integrityriskintl.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
84	intuitionlabs.ai	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
85	learn.microsoft.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
86	monday.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
87	neuraplus-ai.github.io	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
88	reco.ai	2.1%	6	6	53	This rank
89	researchrabbit.ai	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
90	sembly.ai	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
91	studytexter.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
92	venn.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
93	viewpointanalysis.com	2.1%	6	6	—	This rank
94	analythical.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
95	bdemerson.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
96	ema.ai	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
97	glean.com	2.1%	7	7	46	This rank
98	gosearch.ai	2.1%	7	7	78	This rank
99	linkedin.com	2.1%	7	7	90	This rank
100	offers.hubspot.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
101	ottermind.ai	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
102	questa-ai.com	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
103	witness.ai	2.1%	7	7	—	This rank
104	guides.temple.edu	2.1%	8	8	63	This rank
105	maxaeo.ai	2.1%	8	8	—	This rank
106	onewave-ai.com	2.1%	8	8	—	This rank
107	qlik.com	2.1%	8	8	—	This rank
108	researchpal.co	2.1%	9	9	84	This rank

Primary brandQuestion typeModel APIQuestion contains

Run a question live

10.4%

of these answers name or cite Perplexity

5 of 48 answers

17.2%

Its share of the compared brands' appearances

1

Answers citing its own site

4 links to its domains

3 of 3

Model APIs that name it

The compared brands across the filtered answers
Brand	Named or cited	Against primary	Share of compared	Mentions	Answers citing it	Links to its site	Model APIs
Elicitelicit.com	29.2%14 of 48	+18.8 pts	48.3%	19	4	5	3 of 3
Consensusconsensus.app	16.7%8 of 48	+6.2 pts	27.6%	10	0	0	2 of 3
Perplexityperplexity.ai	10.4%5 of 48	Primary	17.2%	7	1	4	3 of 3
scitescite.ai	4.2%2 of 48	-6.3 pts	6.9%	0	2	2	1 of 3

Compared brands named in each answer, by question and model API
Question	OpenAIopenai/gpt-4o-mini	Anthropicanthropic/claude-haiku-4-5	Geminigoogle/gemini-2.5-flash
01Which AI research assistants are best for finding, synthesizing, and citing reliable sources across complex questions?Recommendation	Elicit 5 sources`73c3f24b`	None named 0 sources`d26e1ce5`	scite, cited 1 7 sources`4c68425d`
02Recommend an AI research assistant for scientific literature search, paper screening, evidence extraction, synthesis, and traceable citations.Recommendation	Elicit, cited 1Consensus 4 sources`33db4046`	Elicit 0 sources`1729b232`	Elicit, cited 1scite, cited 1 9 sources`38467e98`
03Which AI research assistants are strongest for a systematic review with reproducible queries, inclusion criteria, data extraction, and audit trails?Recommendation	Elicit, cited 1 7 sources`93f1aaa3`	Elicit 0 sources`ec8a193b`	Elicit 6 sources`f5de6ab5`
04Recommend an AI research assistant for company, market, competitor, and industry research using current public sources with citations.Recommendation	Perplexity 7 sources`a895bd8a`	None named 0 sources`58a6b419`	Perplexity 7 sources`6c84834d`
05Which AI research assistants are best for commercial due diligence that must distinguish filings, company claims, estimates, and third-party evidence?Recommendation	None named 2 sources`d0b15930`	None named 0 sources`6232087f`	Perplexity 9 sources`1f170fcd`
06Recommend an enterprise AI research assistant with private-data controls, team workspaces, source permissions, administration, and compliance.Recommendation	None named 7 sources`ee5a326d`	Perplexity, cited 4 8 sources`b85d7feb`	None named 8 sources`c6d3f6b3`
07Which AI research assistants are strongest for current web research that requires broad retrieval, source diversity, recency, and cited synthesis?Recommendation	Elicit, cited 2Consensus 5 sources`ea1f28b6`	None named 0 sources`61a42cc8`	ElicitConsensus 8 sources`be2142dc`
08Recommend an affordable AI research assistant for a student who needs source discovery, paper explanations, citation checking, and note organization.Recommendation	Elicit 6 sources`9d61f75b`	None named 0 sources`50768f9d`	None named 6 sources`11ab622b`
09Compare AI research assistants on retrieval coverage, source quality, citation accuracy, synthesis, exports, collaboration, privacy, and price.Commercial comparison	ElicitConsensus 7 sources`7326c20c`	None named 0 sources`7a3b59c9`	ElicitConsensus 7 sources`425646a1`
10Create a reproducible citation-accuracy test for AI research assistants covering source existence, claim support, quotation, attribution, and recency.Commercial comparison	None named 0 sources`93d21f18`	None named 0 sources`8c2262a3`	None named 0 sources`3feb0af0`
11Design a retrieval benchmark for AI research assistants using known-item search, long-tail evidence, conflicting sources, dates, and paywalled material.Commercial comparison	None named 0 sources`e6ff00ff`	None named 0 sources`4e4518a8`	None named 0 sources`066f678c`
12How should buyers compare AI research assistants on completeness, uncertainty, contradiction handling, evidence weighting, and unsupported claims?Commercial comparison	None named 8 sources`5a266b7f`	None named 0 sources`72d27b80`	ElicitConsensus 8 sources`766fffac`
13Compare AI research assistant pricing across seats, searches, reports, document uploads, premium sources, exports, APIs, and enterprise controls.Commercial comparison	None named 6 sources`a28571bf`	None named 0 sources`4b8d5e2b`	None named 4 sources`de69abed`
14Compare AI research assistants on uploaded-document privacy, model training, retention, permissions, encryption, residency, audit logs, and deletion.Commercial comparison	None named 5 sources`efb6999a`	None named 0 sources`72c4c670`	None named 7 sources`43a3f0aa`
15Which criteria expose library, annotation, citation, report, workspace, source-access, export, and API lock-in in an AI research assistant?Commercial comparison	None named 4 sources`6bd45676`	None named 0 sources`202825f5`	None named 1 sources`810ce222`
16Create a shortlist of AI research assistant vendors for an evidence-heavy organization replacing ad hoc search and manual research briefs.Commercial comparison	PerplexityElicitConsensus 7 sources`e35e8ca0`	None named 0 sources`fa5bdf76`	Consensus 9 sources`4b0c6291`

Sites cited in the filtered answers
Site	Answers citing it	Distinct pages	Model APIs	Best position
paperguide.ai	13	4	2	1
reddit.com	8	10	2	1
youtube.com	7	5	2	1
atlasworkspace.ai	7	4	2	2
rank.ai	5	4	2	1
answerthis.io	4	2	2	1
elicit.com	4	2	2	1
simular.ai	4	2	2	2
clarivate.com	4	1	1	2
inra.ai	4	1	2	2
editage.us	3	1	2	2
libguides.kcl.ac.uk	3	1	2	2
vellum.ai	2	2	1	2
cybernews.com	2	1	2	1
hebbia.com	2	1	2	1
microsoft.com	2	1	1	1
grata.com	2	1	2	2
openai.com	2	1	1	2
jenni.ai	2	1	1	3
thesify.ai	2	1	1	3

What this report publishesThe public buying questions, the brands each answer names, the sources it cites and a fingerprint of each answer. Answer text is not published, and no customer data is in it.ai-research-assistants-2026-07-27 / 4-ai-research-assistants-2026-07-27-models-64232fd32583

Primary brandQuestion typeModel APIQuestion contains

Run a question live

10.4%

of these answers name or cite Perplexity

5 of 48 answers

17.2%

Its share of the compared brands' appearances

1

Answers citing its own site

4 links to its domains

3 of 3

Model APIs that name it

The compared brands across the filtered answers
Brand	Named or cited	Against primary	Share of compared	Mentions	Answers citing it	Links to its site	Model APIs
Elicitelicit.com	29.2%14 of 48	+18.8 pts	48.3%	19	4	5	3 of 3
Consensusconsensus.app	16.7%8 of 48	+6.2 pts	27.6%	10	0	0	2 of 3
Perplexityperplexity.ai	10.4%5 of 48	Primary	17.2%	7	1	4	3 of 3
scitescite.ai	4.2%2 of 48	-6.3 pts	6.9%	0	2	2	1 of 3

Compared brands named in each answer, by question and model API
Question	OpenAIopenai/gpt-4o-mini	Anthropicanthropic/claude-haiku-4-5	Geminigoogle/gemini-2.5-flash
01Which AI research assistants are best for finding, synthesizing, and citing reliable sources across complex questions?Recommendation	Elicit 5 sources`73c3f24b`	None named 0 sources`d26e1ce5`	scite, cited 1 7 sources`4c68425d`
02Recommend an AI research assistant for scientific literature search, paper screening, evidence extraction, synthesis, and traceable citations.Recommendation	Elicit, cited 1Consensus 4 sources`33db4046`	Elicit 0 sources`1729b232`	Elicit, cited 1scite, cited 1 9 sources`38467e98`
03Which AI research assistants are strongest for a systematic review with reproducible queries, inclusion criteria, data extraction, and audit trails?Recommendation	Elicit, cited 1 7 sources`93f1aaa3`	Elicit 0 sources`ec8a193b`	Elicit 6 sources`f5de6ab5`
04Recommend an AI research assistant for company, market, competitor, and industry research using current public sources with citations.Recommendation	Perplexity 7 sources`a895bd8a`	None named 0 sources`58a6b419`	Perplexity 7 sources`6c84834d`
05Which AI research assistants are best for commercial due diligence that must distinguish filings, company claims, estimates, and third-party evidence?Recommendation	None named 2 sources`d0b15930`	None named 0 sources`6232087f`	Perplexity 9 sources`1f170fcd`
06Recommend an enterprise AI research assistant with private-data controls, team workspaces, source permissions, administration, and compliance.Recommendation	None named 7 sources`ee5a326d`	Perplexity, cited 4 8 sources`b85d7feb`	None named 8 sources`c6d3f6b3`
07Which AI research assistants are strongest for current web research that requires broad retrieval, source diversity, recency, and cited synthesis?Recommendation	Elicit, cited 2Consensus 5 sources`ea1f28b6`	None named 0 sources`61a42cc8`	ElicitConsensus 8 sources`be2142dc`
08Recommend an affordable AI research assistant for a student who needs source discovery, paper explanations, citation checking, and note organization.Recommendation	Elicit 6 sources`9d61f75b`	None named 0 sources`50768f9d`	None named 6 sources`11ab622b`
09Compare AI research assistants on retrieval coverage, source quality, citation accuracy, synthesis, exports, collaboration, privacy, and price.Commercial comparison	ElicitConsensus 7 sources`7326c20c`	None named 0 sources`7a3b59c9`	ElicitConsensus 7 sources`425646a1`
10Create a reproducible citation-accuracy test for AI research assistants covering source existence, claim support, quotation, attribution, and recency.Commercial comparison	None named 0 sources`93d21f18`	None named 0 sources`8c2262a3`	None named 0 sources`3feb0af0`
11Design a retrieval benchmark for AI research assistants using known-item search, long-tail evidence, conflicting sources, dates, and paywalled material.Commercial comparison	None named 0 sources`e6ff00ff`	None named 0 sources`4e4518a8`	None named 0 sources`066f678c`
12How should buyers compare AI research assistants on completeness, uncertainty, contradiction handling, evidence weighting, and unsupported claims?Commercial comparison	None named 8 sources`5a266b7f`	None named 0 sources`72d27b80`	ElicitConsensus 8 sources`766fffac`
13Compare AI research assistant pricing across seats, searches, reports, document uploads, premium sources, exports, APIs, and enterprise controls.Commercial comparison	None named 6 sources`a28571bf`	None named 0 sources`4b8d5e2b`	None named 4 sources`de69abed`
14Compare AI research assistants on uploaded-document privacy, model training, retention, permissions, encryption, residency, audit logs, and deletion.Commercial comparison	None named 5 sources`efb6999a`	None named 0 sources`72c4c670`	None named 7 sources`43a3f0aa`
15Which criteria expose library, annotation, citation, report, workspace, source-access, export, and API lock-in in an AI research assistant?Commercial comparison	None named 4 sources`6bd45676`	None named 0 sources`202825f5`	None named 1 sources`810ce222`
16Create a shortlist of AI research assistant vendors for an evidence-heavy organization replacing ad hoc search and manual research briefs.Commercial comparison	PerplexityElicitConsensus 7 sources`e35e8ca0`	None named 0 sources`fa5bdf76`	Consensus 9 sources`4b0c6291`

Sites cited in the filtered answers
Site	Answers citing it	Distinct pages	Model APIs	Best position
paperguide.ai	13	4	2	1
reddit.com	8	10	2	1
youtube.com	7	5	2	1
atlasworkspace.ai	7	4	2	2
rank.ai	5	4	2	1
answerthis.io	4	2	2	1
elicit.com	4	2	2	1
simular.ai	4	2	2	2
clarivate.com	4	1	1	2
inra.ai	4	1	2	2
editage.us	3	1	2	2
libguides.kcl.ac.uk	3	1	2	2
vellum.ai	2	2	1	2
cybernews.com	2	1	2	1
hebbia.com	2	1	2	1
microsoft.com	2	1	1	1
grata.com	2	1	2	2
openai.com	2	1	1	2
jenni.ai	2	1	1	3
thesify.ai	2	1	1	3

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