AI agents to do research and get answers
AI agents that gather, summarize, and fact-check information so a founder can decide fast without a research budget. Each one below shows its real entry price for a one-person team and an honest take on whether you need a developer to run it.
7 agents · 5 solo-founder ready
n8n
Workflow Automation
Self-hostable automation for a small business that wants to own its data and dodge per-task fees.
- Entry price
- Free self-hosted; cloud from ~$24/mo (Starter)
- No-code
- 3/5
Perplexity
Research & Analysis
A cited AI answer engine a founder can use for fast, sourced research without a research budget.
- Entry price
- Free tier; Pro ~$20/mo
- No-code
- 5/5
Manus
Browser & Computer Use
A general AI agent a founder can hand a whole task to and get back a report, deck, or draft site.
- Entry price
- Free allowance; paid from ~$19/mo (credit-based)
- No-code
- 4/5
Clay
Sales & Outreach Agents
AI lead research and enrichment that lets a solo founder prospect like a full sales team.
- Entry price
- Free tier; paid from ~$149/mo (Starter)
- No-code
- 3/5
Gumloop
Workflow Automation
A no-code AI canvas a small team can use to scrape, enrich, and process data without coding.
- Entry price
- Free tier; paid from ~$97/mo (Starter)
- No-code
- 4/5
Browser Use
Browser & Computer Use
An open-source library that lets AI agents drive a browser; a developer building block, not an app.
- Entry price
- Free (open source); hosted cloud usage-based
- No-code
- 1/5
Exa
Research & Analysis
An AI-native search API for builders; powerful, but it is developer plumbing, not an app you use.
- Entry price
- Free allowance; usage-based (per-search) after
- No-code
- 1/5