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Farside Research vs OpenAI API
OpenAI API offers generative models, while Farside focuses on evidence-based research with source citations.
Short answer: Pick Farside Research if you want cited, iterative research for AI agents; pick OpenAI API if you want unified AI model and agent APIs. Farside Research has a free plan, paid from $9/month.
Farside ResearchDeep research you can check, in the app, API or MCP
OpenAI APIGPT models, embeddings, images and speech by APIWhich to pick
Pick Farside Research if you want…
- Cited, iterative research for AI agents
Pick OpenAI API if you want…
- Unified AI model and agent APIs
- LLM generation
Side by side
- What it is
- Farside Research:Farside Research is a deep research engine delivering cited, graded answers via web app, REST API and MCP.
- OpenAI API:OpenAI API provides access to GPT-6 series models, embeddings, image, speech and agent capabilities via a unified API.
- Best for
- Farside Research:Cited, iterative research for AI agents
- OpenAI API:Unified AI model and agent APIs
- Who it’s for
- Farside Research:Developers and teams needing verifiable research for decisions, agents or products.
- OpenAI API:Developers building AI-powered applications and agents
- Pricing
- Farside Research:Freemium
- OpenAI API:Pay-as-you-go
- Starting price
- Farside Research:$9/month (Solo)
- OpenAI API:—
- Free plan or trial
- Farside Research:Free trial
- OpenAI API:—
- Plans
- Farside Research:Solo $9 per month · Starter $29 per month · Pro $99 per month · Team $349 per month · Enterprise From $1,500
- OpenAI API:—
- Works with
- Farside Research:REST API, OpenAPI spec
- OpenAI API:—
Farside Research features
- Iterative search rounds. Runs multi-round searches, grading sources and synthesizing findings.
- Cited synthesis. Every claim links to its source passage for full traceability.
- Rabbit-hole investigations. Unresolved gaps trigger follow-on research sections.
- Research dossiers. Aggregates related investigations into a multi-document dossier.
- Pipelines & change alerts. Schedule runs and receive notifications only when answers change.
- REST API & MCP access. Programmatic runs, progress events and idempotent requests via OpenAPI spec.
OpenAI API features
- Frontier models. Access GPT-6 series with up to 1.05M context and 128K output tokens.
- Pay-as-you-go pricing. Input and output tokens billed per million (e.g., $0.10-$10 per 1M tokens).
- Agent SDK & Responses API. Create workflows, add voice with GPT-Live-1, and integrate tools like web and file search.
- Enterprise security. Zero data retention, SOC 2, HIPAA BAA, encryption at rest and in transit.
- Built-in tools for agents. Web search, file search, remote MCP servers, and voice capabilities.
Farside Research vs OpenAI API FAQ
What is the difference between Farside Research and OpenAI API?+
OpenAI API offers generative models, while Farside focuses on evidence-based research with source citations.
Should I use Farside Research or OpenAI API?+
Pick Farside Research if you want cited, iterative research for AI agents. Pick OpenAI API if you want unified AI model and agent APIs or LLM generation.
Is Farside Research or OpenAI API free?+
Farside Research has a free plan; paid plans start at $9/month (Solo).
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