Agents
Autonomous Web Research
Agents that browse the web, gather information, and synthesise findings without hand-holding.
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Budget pick
Perplexity
$20/mo Pro; API tiered
Key considerations
- ›Source quality control
- ›Citation verification
- ›Loop termination