Research · Capability Gaps

Research & Analysis: Capability Gaps & Weakest Dimensions (2026)

For each recorded dimension, this page lists every Research tool scoring below the channel median (56 tools; channel overall median 81.4). The channel's weakest recorded dimension is Feature Depth (median 80). Every score carries its archive snapshot date — these are recorded values, not audits or predictions.

Output Quality — median 82, 24 tool(s) below

ToolOutput QualityOverallSnapshot
SciSummary8083.22026-09-17
Doubao7882.22026-09-16
ResearchRabbit8082.12026-09-15
ERNIE Bot7881.52026-09-16
ChatGLM7881.52026-09-16
Microsoft Copilot8081.42026-09-15
Komo8081.32026-09-15
You.com8080.82026-09-13
Litmaps API8080.32026-09-17
Litmaps8080.22026-09-15
Researcher.Life7979.92026-09-17
Inciteful7479.72026-09-15
Keenious7879.62026-09-15
HuggingChat7479.32026-09-16
Morphic7478.62026-09-16
Otio7878.62026-09-16
Andi7277.92026-09-16
Consensus8077.82026-09-06
Connected Papers7677.72026-09-15
MiniMax7877.62026-09-16
Scholarcy7877.42026-09-15
Paperpal7877.12026-09-16
Perplexica (Vane)7477.02026-09-16
Fintool7673.62026-09-17

Feature Depth — median 80, 27 tool(s) below

ToolFeature DepthOverallSnapshot
DeepWiki7685.42026-09-17
NotebookLM7885.22026-09-06
Metaso7884.52026-09-17
STORM7884.42026-09-15
SciSummary7483.22026-09-17
Phind7682.82026-09-13
Doubao7882.22026-09-16
ResearchRabbit7882.12026-09-15
ERNIE Bot7681.52026-09-16
ChatGLM7681.52026-09-16
Komo7681.32026-09-15
You.com7880.82026-09-13
Litmaps API7680.32026-09-17
Litmaps7880.22026-09-15
Inciteful7279.72026-09-15
Keenious7479.62026-09-15
HuggingChat7279.32026-09-16
Morphic7278.62026-09-16
Otio7878.62026-09-16
Andi6677.92026-09-16
Consensus7477.82026-09-06
Connected Papers7277.72026-09-15
MiniMax7877.62026-09-16
Scholarcy7477.42026-09-15
Paperpal7677.12026-09-16
Perplexica (Vane)7277.02026-09-16
Fintool7473.62026-09-17

Usability — median 84, 27 tool(s) below

ToolUsabilityOverallSnapshot
OpenAlex8287.02026-09-15
DeepSeek8084.72026-09-15
Qwen Chat8283.72026-09-15
Exa7883.22026-09-13
Doubao8282.22026-09-16
ERNIE Bot8081.52026-09-16
ChatGLM8081.52026-09-16
Kimi8281.32026-09-16
Le Chat8280.82026-09-15
Grok8280.52026-09-15
AlphaSense7680.32026-09-17
Litmaps API8280.32026-09-17
Brave Search API7880.22026-09-16
Unusual Whales7879.92026-09-17
Inciteful8079.72026-09-15
Quartr8079.72026-09-17
Scite8279.72026-09-15
HuggingChat8079.32026-09-16
Morphic7878.62026-09-16
Otio8278.62026-09-16
Andi8277.92026-09-16
Connected Papers8277.72026-09-15
MiniMax7877.62026-09-16
Scholarcy8277.42026-09-15
Paperpal8077.12026-09-16
Perplexica (Vane)7077.02026-09-16
Fintool7673.62026-09-17

Performance — median 82, 25 tool(s) below

ToolPerformanceOverallSnapshot
Doubao7882.22026-09-16
ERNIE Bot7881.52026-09-16
ChatGLM7881.52026-09-16
Microsoft Copilot8081.42026-09-15
Kimi8081.32026-09-16
Genspark7980.92026-09-14
Le Chat8080.82026-09-15
Litmaps API8080.32026-09-17
Litmaps8080.22026-09-15
Researcher.Life8079.92026-09-17
Unusual Whales8079.92026-09-17
Inciteful7879.72026-09-15
Quartr8079.72026-09-17
Keenious8079.62026-09-15
HuggingChat7679.32026-09-16
Morphic7678.62026-09-16
Otio7878.62026-09-16
Andi7677.92026-09-16
Consensus8077.82026-09-06
Connected Papers7877.72026-09-15
MiniMax7877.62026-09-16
Scholarcy7877.42026-09-15
Paperpal7877.12026-09-16
Perplexica (Vane)7477.02026-09-16
Fintool7473.62026-09-17

Value for Money — median 84, 28 tool(s) below

ToolValue for MoneyOverallSnapshot
Elicit7884.82026-09-13
Tavily8284.52026-09-15
Firecrawl7884.22026-09-15
Kagi Assistant7883.92026-09-15
Exa8083.22026-09-13
Phind8282.82026-09-13
Undermind7682.62026-09-15
Kimi7881.32026-09-16
Genspark8080.92026-09-14
AnswerThis7280.82026-09-15
Le Chat8080.82026-09-15
You.com7680.82026-09-13
Grok7480.52026-09-15
AlphaSense6280.32026-09-17
Brave Search API7880.22026-09-16
Litmaps8080.22026-09-15
Researcher.Life7879.92026-09-17
Unusual Whales7079.92026-09-17
Quartr6879.72026-09-17
Scite7079.72026-09-15
Keenious8279.62026-09-15
Otio7878.62026-09-16
Consensus7277.82026-09-06
Connected Papers8277.72026-09-15
MiniMax7677.62026-09-16
Scholarcy7677.42026-09-15
Paperpal7477.12026-09-16
Fintool6873.62026-09-17

Methodology — dimension medians computed from data/tools/<slug>.json v2-5dim snapshots (56 tools, snapshots 2026-09-06 – 2026-09-17). "Below median" = strictly lower than the channel median on that dimension. No lab measurements; snapshot dates are shown per row.