Research & search · alternatives
Feedly AI is built for analysts, and that shapes the reasons to look elsewhere. We could not reach a pricing page (feedly.com/ai/pricing returned 404 and feedly.com/pricing redirected to the app), so plan prices are unconfirmed. Advanced intel products, such as Intel Agents, Ask AI and Report Builder, sit in paid plans, an account is required, and general Q&A is not the focus. Prices checked on 2026-10-01.
Perplexity is an answer engine that searches the web and replies with cited sources; the only price in our data is Education Pro at $10 per month for verified students and faculty, and it has a free tier. Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) answers questions and builds summaries, audio and slides grounded in sources you supply; it is free, with no starting price in our data. ChatGPT Plus is $20 per month with expanded deep research and scheduled tasks, and ChatGPT has a free tier.
"Better suited" below is based on documented features and pricing from our verified profiles, not on a head-to-head test. Prices are USD as published by each vendor.
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Taken from the documented limitations in our Feedly AI (formerly Leo) profile.
| Tool | Starting price | Free tier | Platforms | Main limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feedly AI (formerly Leo) (this page) | Not published | Yes | Web, Mobile, API | No pricing page was reachable (feedly.com/ai/pricing returned 404, feedly.com/pricing redirected to the app), so plan prices are unconfirmed. |
| Perplexity | $10/mo (Education Pro (consumer, verified students/faculty)) | Yes | Web, API | The consumer pricing page is blocked to automated checks, so the Pro price could not be confirmed here, and free-tier Pro Search and Research access are described only as 'very limited' / 'limited'. |
| Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) | Not published | Yes | Web, Mobile | Free tier has standard usage limits and 50 sources per notebook; higher limits need a Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra plan, which Google says are only available in specific regions. |
| ChatGPT | $20/mo (Plus (consumer)) | Yes | Web, Desktop, Mobile, API | Almost every tool (uploads, images, voice, deep research, Codex) has plan-dependent usage caps that OpenAI states can change over time, and the API is billed separately from every ChatGPT subscription. |
| Alternative | Pick it when | Starting price | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity |
$10/mo (Education Pro (consumer, verified students/faculty)) | ||
| Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) |
Not published | ||
| ChatGPT |
$20/mo (Plus (consumer)) |
AI answer engine that searches the web and replies with cited sources, plus developer search APIs.
Free stops at: Practically unlimited basic searches, Very limited amount of Pro Searches
Verified perplexity.ai (opens Perplexity website in a new tab)
Free · paid from $10/mo US · checked Sep 30
Google's AI research partner that answers questions and creates summaries, audio and slides grounded in your own sources.
Free stops at: Standard limits for chat and generation of Slides, Audio Overviews and other artifacts, Up to 50 sources per …
Verified notebook.google (opens Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) website in a new tab)
Free plan available US price unconfirmed
OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for writing, research, analysis, image generation and coding help.
Free stops at: Unlimited everyday text chats subject to abuse-prevention safeguards, Separate usage limits for file uploads,…
Free · paid from $20/mo US · checked Sep 30
Data API for AI agents delivering web content and e-commerce intelligence as clean JSON, with historical data and a credit-based pricing model.
Free stops at: Basic rate limits: 30 RPM, 5 concurrent, No credit card required
Free plan available US price unconfirmed
Mobile AI agent that tracks topics you name, folds duplicate coverage into single briefings and alerts you only when something changes.
Watch out: The site publishes no pricing, no web version is shown (mobile app only), and the privacy and docs pages are …
Pricing US price unconfirmed
Social data API and MCP server giving AI agents access to Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok and Reddit posts.
Free stops at: 500 credits one-time, 1 tracked keyword/user
Free · paid from $16/mo (billed annually) US · checked Sep 29
Web resource to compare LLMs by benchmarks, price, speed and context window.
Watch out: Its comparison data comes from Artificial Analysis, so rankings depend on that third-party source, and no pri…
Verified whatllm.org (opens WhatLLM.org website in a new tab)
Pricing US price unconfirmed
YouTube analytics platform showing real CPM and RPM from a connected channel, plus competitor tracking and AI content ideas.
Watch out: The 7-day trial requires a payment card and Starter covers one channel with 90 days of history and no revenue…
Verified tubeanalytics.net (opens TubeAnalytics website in a new tab)
From $19/mo US · checked Sep 29
Cookie-free, GDPR-oriented web analytics service from Germany with a 30-day free trial.
Free stops at: 25,000 page views, 1 website
Verified trackboxx.com (opens Trackboxx website in a new tab)
Pricing US price unconfirmed
Perplexity, Gemini Notebook and ChatGPT all list free tiers in our catalog. Feedly offers a free account on its threat-intelligence page, with limits not stated.
Gemini Notebook answers questions and creates summaries, audio and slides grounded in your own sources. Its starting price is not stated in our data.
Pricing could not be confirmed, advanced intel products need paid plans, an account is required and it is aimed at analyst workflows.
ChatGPT Plus is $20 per month. Feedly's paid plan prices are not stated in our verified data.
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