Best AI for journalists
Perplexity for live research and source checking, Claude for deep document analysis, and Elicit for synthesizing the academic literature behind a story.
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Real-time web search with citations — the research tool journalists can trust for current events, source verification, and background research
Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that answers questions with cited sources from the live web. Every response links directly to primary sources — making it the most transparent AI assistant for research and fact-checking. Free users get unlimited web searches; Perplexity Pro ($20/month) unlocks multiple AI models including GPT-4o, Claude 3.7, and Grok.
Reads entire PDFs, court documents, transcripts, and regulatory filings — ideal for investigative research that requires document-level depth
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, built for accuracy, nuance, and long-context reasoning. Running on Claude 3.7 Sonnet, it handles text, code, documents, images, and web search with a 200,000-token context window — the largest of any major AI assistant. Claude is the preferred choice for researchers, writers, and developers who prioritize careful, trustworthy output over raw speed.
Systematically synthesizes published research papers — the best tool for building an evidence base on policy, science, or health beats
Elicit is an AI-powered research assistant designed to help users gather and analyze information efficiently. It is particularly useful for researchers, students, and professionals looking to streamline their research process through text and search capabilities.