For a thorough report, o3 Deep Research searches the web through many steps and writes up what it finds. o4-mini Deep Research does the same more quickly and for less. For everyday questions that need sources, Perplexity Pro answers from live search.
Most thorough
Runs many searches, reads what it finds and writes a structured report. Araveil’s full deep research.
Deep research for less
The same kind of multi-step report, faster and more affordable.
Answers with sources
Built on live search for research, fact-checking and current events, with sources for each answer.
For quick fact checks
Fast, search-backed answers when you need one fact, not a report.
For what is happening now
Searches the web and X, so it can tell you what people are saying about something today.
Prices are each provider’s list price.
| Model | Plan | Input price | Output price | Reads up to | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| o3 Deep Research | Pro | $10 per 1M tokens | $40 per 1M tokens | 200K tokens | Powerful |
| o4-mini Deep Research | Lite | $2 per 1M tokens | $8 per 1M tokens | 200K tokens | Powerful |
| Perplexity Pro | Lite | $3 per 1M tokens | $15 per 1M tokens | 200K tokens | Powerful |
| Perplexity Fast | Free | $1 per 1M tokens | $1 per 1M tokens | 128K tokens | Balanced |
| Grok 4.3 | Free | $1.25 per 1M tokens | $2.50 per 1M tokens | 1M tokens | Balanced |
Research has two jobs that need different tools. Finding things needs live web search, because a model’s own knowledge stops at its training date. Models built on search cite where each claim came from, so you can check it.
Making sense of what you find needs depth. A deep research model works through many searches, reads the sources and writes a structured report, which takes minutes rather than seconds.
So pick by the question: a quick fact needs search, and a decision needs a report.
A mode where the model runs many searches on its own, reads what it finds and writes a report with sources. In Araveil, o3 Deep Research and o4-mini Deep Research work this way; the plan each is on is shown with it above.
No. It is a fast first pass that tells you where to look. Use the citations to check anything that matters before you rely on it.