Agent
GPT Researcher
GPT Researcher is an open-source AI agent, launched in 2023, made for developers and people who don't write code.
An autonomous agent that researches a question across the web and your files and writes a cited report.
Main jobs: Deep research reports. It is open source and free to use. You can use it in the browser, on your own server, through an API and offline on your own machine.
Markdown version of https://godooo.ai/en/agent/gpt-researcher. Every page on this site has one: add .md to its address.
At a glance
- Type
- Agent
- Launched
- 2023
- Galaxy
- Search & Research
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes · Apache-2.0
- Source code
- github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher
- GitHub stars
- 29,603
- How you run it
- Web · Self-host · API · Runs offline
- Made for
- Developers · No-code users
- Protocols
- Model Context Protocol
- Website
- gptr.dev
- Also known as
- GPTR · gptr.dev
What it can do
Deep research reportsmain jobunconfirmed
“GPT Researcher is an open-source autonomous AI research agent that produces deep, multi-source research reports with inline citations.”— gptr.dev, 2026-09-24
Ask your documentssupportedunconfirmed
“You can also search through your local documents and files and also conduct hybrid research using both local and web sources!”— gptr.dev, 2026-09-24
Multi-agent orchestrationsupportedunconfirmed
“Multi-Agent Support Add GPT Researcher to a team of agents to collaborate on research.”— gptr.dev, 2026-09-24
Web search with answerssupportedunconfirmed
“Use any Search Engine Conduct research with any search engine from Google, Bing to Tavily and DuckDuckGo.”— gptr.dev, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- GensparkFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers
- DeerFlowOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Multi-agent orchestration, Web search with answers
- PerplexityFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers
- KimiFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Ask your documents, Web search with answers
- STORMOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Multi-agent orchestration, Web search with answers
- Metaso 秘塔FreeAlso does: Web search with answers, Ask your documents, Deep research reports
- VaneOpen source, freeAlso does: Web search with answers, Ask your documents, Deep research reports
- ChatGPTFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Ask your documents, Deep research reports, Web search with answers
- Exa MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Web search with answers, Deep research reports
- GeminiFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers
- Firecrawl MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers
- Perplexity MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers
Questions
What is GPT Researcher?
GPT Researcher is an open-source AI agent, launched in 2023, made for developers and people who don't write code. An autonomous agent that researches a question across the web and your files and writes a cited report.
Is GPT Researcher free?
Yes. GPT Researcher is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.
Is GPT Researcher open source?
Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher.
Can GPT Researcher run locally?
Yes. GPT Researcher can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can GPT Researcher do?
Main jobs: Deep research reports. It can also do: Ask your documents, Multi-agent orchestration, Web search with answers.
What are open-source alternatives to GPT Researcher?
Open-source ones: DeerFlow, STORM, Vane, Exa MCP Server, Firecrawl MCP Server and Perplexity MCP Server. Others: Genspark, Perplexity, Kimi, Metaso 秘塔, ChatGPT and Gemini.
Sources
- gptr.dev/checked 2026-09-24
- github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher