# GPT Researcher

Planner and executor agents gather from 20+ web sources. GPT Researcher is free, with no paid plan attached, at github.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** Self-hosted, API
- **Works in browser:** No

## Capabilities

- Planner and executor agents gather from 20+ web sources
- Produces cited reports exported as PDF, Word or Markdown
- Also researches local PDFs, text and Excel files
- Works with many LLM providers; Apache 2.0

## FAQ

### What is GPT Researcher?

GPT Researcher is listed under Deep Research & Documents, in the Research & Learning category on Flocci AI Tools. Planner and executor agents gather from 20+ web sources. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

### Is GPT Researcher free?

GPT Researcher is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use GPT Researcher in a browser, or is there an app?

GPT Researcher needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting and an API.

### What can GPT Researcher do?

GPT Researcher does 4 things the catalog singles out: Planner and executor agents gather from 20+ web sources; produces cited reports exported as pdf, word or markdown; also researches local pdfs, text and excel files; works with many llm providers; apache 2.0.

### What is the best free alternative to GPT Researcher?

MiroThinker is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Deep Research & Documents sub-category and is free. STORM (Stanford), Tongyi DeepResearch and ima.copilot (Tencent ima) also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

- [GPT Researcher alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/gpt-researcher)
- [Deep Research & Documents](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/research-learning/deep-research-documents)
- [Best free AI deep-research and document tools](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-deep-research-documents)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/gpt-researcher

Facts last verified: October 2026