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Perplexity
AI answer engine with an agentic Computer, the Comet browser, and a developer API for web-grounded search.
From FreeWhy it's on this listMulti-agent · YesComputer fans a prompt out to subagents; the API's wide-research preset runs the same wide-and-deep pattern in the background.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on TinyFish
- +Claude · YesClaude is one of the models the consumer product orchestrates, and the Agent API exposes Opus, Sonnet and Haiku by model id.Evidence ↗
- +GPT · YesThe Agent API lists the GPT-5 family with per-token rates; the consumer plans surface GPT as a selectable preferred model.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against TinyFish
- −In your editor · PartialThere is no Perplexity IDE extension; it enters the editor as an MCP tool that Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code calls.Evidence ↗
- −Self-hosted · NoPerplexity runs the compute on its own AWS estate in North America; no self-hosted, on-prem or VPC deployment is documented.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · NoComputer credits are allotted per seat, 500 a month on Enterprise Pro and 15,000 on Enterprise Max, not drawn from one shared org balance.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 02
Manus
General-purpose AI agent that plans and executes multi-step tasks on its own cloud computer.
From FreeWhy it's on this listMulti-agent · YesWide Research decomposes one request into independent sub-tasks and runs many agents in parallel, each with its own context, then a main agent synthesises the results.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on TinyFish
- +Claude · PartialClaude is selectable only for LLM features inside apps Manus builds for you; you cannot choose it for the Manus agent itself, and Anthropic is not among the disclosed foundational-model subprocessors.Evidence ↗
- +GPT · PartialOpenAI is a disclosed foundational-model subprocessor for Manus itself, and GPT is nameable for LLM features in generated apps, but the agent's model is never user-selectable.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against TinyFish
- −In your editor · PartialThere is a VS Code instance inside Manus's own cloud computer that you can take over mid-task, and GitHub sync lets you work in your own editor, but the pages read document no plug-in for your IDE.Evidence ↗
- −On the command line · PartialThrough the desktop app the agent drives your machine's command line and the API exposes terminalExecute confirmations, but no Manus CLI client you type commands into is documented.Evidence ↗
- −Self-hosted · NoThe agent runs on Manus-operated cloud machines (the Trust Center lists Google Cloud, AWS and Azure as its infrastructure), and no published plan offers a customer-hosted deployment; only the desktop app touches your own hardware.Evidence ↗
33/35 researched criteria · 2 not established - 03
Genspark
All-in-one AI workspace with autonomous agents for slides, docs, sheets, code, media and scheduled automation.
From FreeWhy it's on this listMulti-agent · YesGenTeam puts several named agents in shared channels with humans, agents claim tasks and hand results to each other, and Custom Agents can be combined inside one Super Agent conversation.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on TinyFish
- +Claude · YesAnthropic models are offered as the frontier option in AI Slides Ultra mode, and the Team plan card lists a Claude model in its zero-credit chat lineup.Evidence ↗
- +GPT · YesOpenAI models are named in the vendor's own model-partner claim on the business page, and GPT image and Sora video models appear in plan and troubleshooting material.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against TinyFish
- −On the command line · PartialClaw exposes a browser terminal on its cloud machine and GenTeam is joined by pasting a connect command into a terminal, but Genspark ships no command-line client that drives its agents.Evidence ↗
- −API access · PartialTeam members can create API keys that admins see and revoke, but Genspark publishes no API reference, and API access to its own model is arranged by emailing a partner address.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · NoEach seat gets its own monthly credit balance that cannot be transferred between members; the workaround is admin-purchased credit packs, and only Enterprise can negotiate a shared pool.Evidence ↗
33/35 researched criteria · 2 not established - 04
Undermind
AI co-researcher that runs deep literature searches over 200M+ scientific papers and cites every source.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartialMostly self-serve software, but the Enterprise page also offers a delivered custom research platform built by Undermind's own team within weeks.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on TinyFish
- +Multi-agent · PartialUndermind is the research layer another agent orchestrates over MCP; it does not advertise several Undermind agents coordinating on one task.Evidence ↗
- +Claude · YesPublished Claude connector, one-click setup, plus documented Claude Code CLI install.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against TinyFish
- −On the command line · PartialThere is no Undermind CLI of its own; terminal use comes through agent CLIs such as Codex and Claude Code, which you configure with the MCP endpoint.Evidence ↗
- −Self-hosted · NoEvery delivery shape on the site is Undermind-hosted: a web app, a hosted MCP endpoint and an enterprise cloud with its own access controls; no bring-your-own-infrastructure option is offered.Evidence ↗
- −API access · PartialAn Undermind API with programmatic queries and batch processing is offered to organisations via sales; no public API documentation or self-serve key is published.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 05
GC AI
Legal AI platform for in-house counsel, spanning drafting, contract review, playbooks and research.
From $500/seat/monthWhy it's on this listMulti-agent · YesChat 2.0 runs specialised research and analysis processes in parallel and reconciles their findings before answering, so coordination happens inside one conversation rather than as user-assembled agents.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on TinyFish
- +Agent permissions · YesPermissions are set per action type rather than per app, so searching an inbox and sending mail are separate grants, and an in-chat card offers Approve, Always approve or Deny before anything leaves.Evidence ↗
- +Claude · YesAnthropic's Claude family is one of four providers the platform routes to, and Teams and Enterprise admins can additionally opt in to the Claude Fable 5 model, which carries 30-day retention rather than zero data retention.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against TinyFish
- −Runs autonomously · PartialAutomations run saved instructions on a schedule with no human present and cannot ask a clarifying question mid-run, but connector actions that send or change data default to needing approval, and the vendor frames output as work a lawyer still reviews.Evidence ↗
- −In your editor · PartialThere is no native editor extension; an IDE reaches GC AI only by pointing Cursor's MCP configuration at the public-beta MCP endpoint, which an org admin must first enable.Evidence ↗
- −Self-hosted · NoHosted SaaS only: buyers are told to allowlist the vendor's own domains for the web app and Word add-in, and GC AI states it runs all servers itself in the United States. No on-premise or customer-cloud deployment is offered on any plan.Evidence ↗
33/35 researched criteria · 2 not established - 06
Elicit
Research agent that searches 138M+ papers and runs systematic reviews with sentence-level citations.
From FreeWhy it's on this listClaude · YesAnthropic is a named subprocessor whose models generate Elicit's AI responses, so Claude is in the stack, but as Elicit's own choice, with no Claude toggle exposed to the buyer.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on TinyFish
- +GPT · YesOpenAI appears in the same subprocessor inventory with the same purpose, so GPT models also serve responses, again chosen by Elicit rather than selected by the user.Evidence ↗
- +Bring your own key · PartialYou bring your own documents and your institution's publisher subscriptions; the vendor documents no way to supply your own model keys or inference.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against TinyFish
- −In your editor · PartialElicit ships no IDE or editor extension of its own; reaching it from an editor means connecting its hosted MCP server from any MCP-compatible client, which needs Pro or above.Evidence ↗
- −On the command line · PartialThere is no first-party Elicit CLI product; the vendor publishes a CLI tool among its API integration examples, so terminal use means running that sample against the Pro-and-above API.Evidence ↗
- −In your pipeline · NoNo CI or pull-request surface; Elicit's own surface enumeration is the web app and the API, and the closest published case is a customer's own scheduled jobs.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established
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