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Free plan, which Crayon doesn't show (6)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Crayon | States that Crayon doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ElicitPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$55$11 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Inline source citations, Multi-step deep research reports, Academic paper database search, Upload and query own documents and 8 more | Cancel paid subscription any time; it runs to the end of the... | Basic is free with limited Research Agent and Research Reports usage... |
 Claude (Research)Enterprise, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$100$20 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Multi-step deep research reports, Upload and query own documents, Shared team workspace, SSO and enterprise security and 5 more | Cancel anytime; plan stays active until end of billing period | Free plan with chat, web search, file creation, memory, connectors, up to 5... |
 DustBusiness Pro seat, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$150$30 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Multi-step deep research reports, Shared team workspace, SSO and enterprise security, No training on customer data and 5 more | Monthly seats can be cancelled anytime; annual seats stay... | Free seat on the Business plan includes 500 credits, lifetime (not renewing). |
 Gemini Deep ResearchGoogle AI Plus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$4.99/moGoogle AI Plus plan, starting price | Not comparable | Multi-step deep research reports | Not found | Free Gemini app with Flash-Lite model, image generation, Deep Research... |
 ResearchRabbitResearchRabbit+ ( plan), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$12.50/moResearchRabbit+ ( plan) plan, starting price | Not comparable | Academic paper database search, Shared team workspace | Monthly payments, cancel any time | Free Forever tier: unlimited searches, unlimited library and collections... |
 Parallel Web Systemsread Oct 29, 2026 |
$3/1K requestsUsage price | Not comparable | Inline source citations, Multi-step deep research reports, SSO and enterprise security, API access and 4 more | Not found | Up to 5,000 requests per month free, plus $5 in free credits per month |
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| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Crayon | States that Crayon doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sciteBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 | $12/mo yearlyBasic plan, starting price | Not comparable | Inline source citations, Academic paper database search, Shared team workspace, SSO and enterprise security and 5 more | Subscription continues until cancelled; cancel at least 30 days... | Trial: 7-day free trial; auto-enrolls in the selected plan after it ends unless... |
No price found, or contact sales (12)
- AlphaSensecontact the vendor
- ChatGPT (Deep Research)hybrid
- CoCounselhybrid
- Consensuscontact the vendor
- Google NotebookLMcontact the vendor
- Harveysales led
- Iris.aihybrid
- Kluesales led
- Kompytehybrid
- Perplexitycontact the vendor
- SciSpacecontact the vendor
- Talkwalkersales led
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Crayon?
Yes. 6 AI research assistants have a free plan, including Elicit, Claude (Research), Dust, Gemini Deep Research, ResearchRabbit.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Crayon's own category, AI research assistants. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Crayon doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Crayon's, which doesn't prove Crayon lacks it. How prices are read.