CATEGORY GUIDE / 10 SOURCE-LINKED TOOLS
AI search & research
Tools for finding, organising and synthesising information with visible source trails.
HOW TO SHORTLIST
Start with the workflow,
then test the product.
- 01Define the user and decisionWrite down who uses the tool, what input it receives and who remains accountable.
- 02Run representative casesInclude normal work, difficult edge cases and one failure or escalation scenario.
- 03Check the operating modelReview privacy, permissions, integration, output checking and recurring cost.
Tools in research
Profiles link official capability and pricing records, then add practical limitations and adoption questions.
Anthropic
Claude
An AI assistant and model platform for analysis, coding, research and connected knowledge work.
Moonshot AI
Kimi Platform
Moonshot AI's Kimi models for long-context reasoning and agentic work.
OpenAI
ChatGPT
A general-purpose AI workspace for writing, analysis, research, coding and multimodal tasks.
Perplexity
Perplexity
An answer engine that combines conversational research with linked web sources.
NotebookLM
A source-grounded research notebook for asking questions across documents, links and other supplied material.
Notion
Notion AI
AI assistance, search and workflow support embedded inside the Notion workspace.
OpenEvidence
OpenEvidence
A medical evidence search and synthesis platform intended for verified healthcare professionals.
Harvey
Harvey
A professional AI platform for legal research, drafting, analysis and knowledge workflows.
Thomson Reuters
CoCounsel
A professional legal AI assistant integrated with Thomson Reuters legal content and workflows.
AlphaSense
AlphaSense
An enterprise market-intelligence search platform for company, industry and financial research.