GPT Researcher
GPT Researcher is an open-source autonomous AI research agent that produces deep, multi-source research reports with inline citations. #1 on Carnegie Mellon's DeepResearchGym benchmark.
Our verdict
GPT Researcher describes itself as GPT Researcher is an open-source autonomous AI research agent that produces deep, multi-source research reports with inline citations. #1 on Carnegie Mellon's DeepResearchGym benchmark. It offers a free tier. A public pricing page exists, though we could not parse individual plans from it. Developer documentation is published. Our score of 7.2 out of 10 comes from a desk review against the published rubric, recorded 2026-09-01.
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Questions
Is GPT Researcher free?
Yes. GPT Researcher advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does GPT Researcher cost?
GPT Researcher publishes pricing on its own site. We deliberately do not republish prices we have not verified by hand, because automated price extraction proved unreliable enough to mislead. Use the link on this page for current figures.
Does GPT Researcher have an API or developer docs?
Yes, GPT Researcher publishes developer documentation.
How is GPT Researcher scored here?
GPT Researcher scores 7.2 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.