The AI TillBy job
AI tools for research
Finding answers with sources, and asking questions of your own documents. 6 tools listed, each linked to a page with its checked price and free plan.
Claude
An AI assistant that is good with long documents, careful writing and summaries.
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)
Upload your own documents and ask questions that are answered from them, with references back to the source.
Perplexity
An AI search tool that answers questions with links to the sources it used.
Notion
Notes, documents, task lists and simple databases in one place, with Notion AI.
Gemini (Google AI plans)
Google's AI assistant, in its own app and built into Gmail, Docs and other Google apps on paid plans.
Semrush
SEO tool for finding keywords, checking your site and tracking how you show up in search and AI answers.
Free options
Claude, Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), Perplexity, Notion, Gemini (Google AI plans) have free plans.
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