Felo AI Research

Felo AI Research is a research agent that turns a topic into sub-questions, searches for material, and assembles a report. Felo says it can search more than 200 million academic papers and global sources in over 30 languages, as well as live X/Twitter posts. Conclusions include citations linking to original papers. A session can produce a structured report, presentation, mind map, or interactive web page; customizable presentations can be exported at up to about 40 pages. LiveDoc analyzes uploaded PDFs, Excel files, and meeting notes alongside web research. Reports can be saved to Google Drive and Google Docs. The service is listed for Android, iOS, web, and API. The free Standard plan includes 200 bonus credits daily, unlimited high-speed search, five professional searches and three file analyses per day, but no API access. Felo Pro costs $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year and includes 15,000 monthly credits, about 100 deep research tasks per month, the full model lineup, and Pro tools.

Felo AI Research combines web and academic searching with file analysis and several report formats. The Standard tier has daily limits, while Pro adds more credits and research tasks for a stated subscription price.

Felo AI Research may suit academics, graduate students, analysts, project managers, consultants, and biomedical researchers who need cited reports or analysis of uploaded files.

Felo AI Research is a research agent for people who need cited findings assembled from academic and web sources, their own documents, or both. It is best suited to researchers, analysts, and project teams turning questions into reports or presentations. The free plan makes occasional use practical; regular deep research is a better fit for Pro.

Overview

Felo breaks a topic into sub-questions, searches autonomously, and synthesizes the findings into a report. Its combination of academic search, live web material, and file analysis can reduce the work of bringing scattered evidence together. The daily caps on Standard, however, make it a limited choice for sustained research without a subscription.

Key features

Felo says its search covers more than 200 million academic papers and global sources in over 30 languages. Research conclusions include citations linking to original papers, a useful way to follow claims back to their basis. For consequential work, readers should still check those papers rather than treat citations as a guarantee that a conclusion is sound.

A research session can become a structured report, presentation, mind map, or interactive web page. Customizable presentations can run to about 40 pages, giving users a route from investigation to a more developed shareable deliverable. Felo also searches live X/Twitter posts alongside web and academic material; that adds current social discussion, though it serves a different purpose from scholarly evidence.

Felo LiveDoc can analyze uploaded PDFs, Excel files, and meeting notes alongside web research. This is a strong fit for projects that need internal documents considered with outside material, but Standard’s three file analyses per day may be restrictive for document-heavy work. Reports can be saved to Google Drive and Google Docs, useful for continuing work in those services.

The cloud security policy describes TLS 1.3 or higher in transit, AES-256 at rest, role-based access controls, and round-the-clock security monitoring. Felo says it is aiming for or pursuing ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type I, and compliance with Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information; those goals are not the same as completed certifications or compliance.

Pricing

Standard is free forever and includes 200 bonus credits per day, unlimited high-speed search, five professional searches per day, and three file analyses per day. It excludes API access, while advanced models and the Pro workspace are limited or excluded. That is enough for light exploration, but the professional-search and file-analysis quotas narrow its usefulness for recurring projects.

Felo Pro costs $14.99 a month on the monthly subscription, or $149.99 a year billed once a year. Both plans include 15,000 credits per month, 200 bonus credits per day, about 100 deep research tasks per month, the full model lineup, and Pro tools. Monthly billing suits users who want a shorter commitment; annual billing lowers the equivalent monthly cost but requires paying for the year upfront. Pro is the more sensible option for frequent research, while Standard is preferable for occasional use that stays within its daily caps.

Platforms

Felo AI Research is available on Android, iOS, the web, and through an API. Standard has no API access, so users who need API-based work must look beyond the free tier. The product also offers a team workspace, though the listed plan details do not establish seat counts or team pricing.

Who it's for

Felo names academics, graduate students, market and financial analysts, project managers, consultants, and biomedical researchers as intended users. Its mix of paper citations, file analysis, and several report formats particularly suits people who need to turn a question and existing documents into a presentable synthesis. It is less compelling for someone who only needs occasional searches but routinely exceeds five professional searches or three file analyses a day.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Search across academic papers, global sources, and live X/Twitter posts, with citations linking conclusions to original papers.
• Analyze PDFs, Excel files, and meeting notes together with web research, then save reports to Google Drive or Google Docs.
• Turn a research session into a report, mind map, interactive page, or customizable presentation of about 40 pages.
• The free Standard plan includes unlimited high-speed search and daily research and file-analysis allowances.

Cons

• Standard is capped at five professional searches and three file analyses per day, restricting heavier daily workloads.
• Standard has no API access, and advanced models and the Pro workspace are limited or excluded.
• Annual Pro billing is charged once a year, so its lower effective monthly cost comes with a longer upfront commitment.
• Felo’s stated security certifications and regulatory compliance are aims or pursuits, not completed credentials.

Alternatives

Perplexity is worth considering for broad platform coverage, including macOS and Windows, or if its free tier’s limited daily use is enough; its Pro plan costs $20 a month. Choose Consensus instead when paper-focused searching is the priority: its free tier offers unlimited paper searches, three Deep reviews per month, and limited Pro messages. Gab AI Research Assistant is another freemium option with web search and file analysis in its free plan.

Genspark Design is an alternative with a free allowance of 100 credits per day. Liner offers unlimited Advanced Search on its free plan, alongside one file upload per day. Praxa is a beta-stage option with a free daily credit allowance and five connectors. SciSpace has a free Basic plan with 100 monthly credits and an Advanced plan priced at $70 a year. You.com is an alternative with 100 free queries per day.

For more options, see AI Research Assistants.

Verdict

Felo AI Research is a good choice for researchers and teams that need citations, document analysis, and more than a plain text summary. Its free tier is useful for light work, and Pro’s roughly 100 monthly deep research tasks suit more regular use. Look elsewhere if you need unrestricted daily file work on a free plan or completed security certifications as a requirement.