Step 1: Plan
Analyzes your question, identifies subtopics, and creates a multi step research strategy with specific search queries for each area.
Step 2: Browse
Executes dozens of web searches across different angles, visiting multiple results per query across the open web.
Step 3: Read
Reads full articles, documents, and PDFs. Interprets images, charts, and graphs. Extracts data and key findings from each source.
Step 4: Reason
Evaluates findings for consistency, identifies contradictions, spots gaps in understanding, and generates new questions to investigate.
Step 5: Pivot
Adjusts strategy based on what it has learned. Follows promising leads, abandons unproductive paths, and conducts targeted follow up searches.
Step 6: Synthesize
Compiles all findings into a structured report with sections, summaries, key takeaways, and inline citations to every source.
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Humanity's Last Exam (vs o1: 9.1%)
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GAIA benchmark score
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Maximum research session
Full Model (o3)
Duration
10 to 30 minutes
Sources analyzed
Hundreds
Report depth
Comprehensive, multi section
Reasoning quality
Deep, multi step reasoning
Best for
Critical research, thorough investigations
Plus quota
10/month
Pro quota
125/month
Lightweight (o4-mini)
Duration
5 to 15 minutes
Sources analyzed
Dozens
Report depth
Concise overview
Reasoning quality
Faster, shallower reasoning
Best for
Quick overviews, less consequential queries
Plus quota
15/month
Pro quota
125/month