Research & Data Checked Oct 10, 2026
STORM
A research assistant that searches the web from multiple perspectives, builds an outline, and writes a long-form report with citations.
Best for: Students, writers, researchers, and developers who need a structured first research pass rather than an uncited chatbot answer.
Access
Free
Useful?
What you can do with it
- Explore a complex topic through multiple expert perspectives
- Build a sourced outline before writing a long report
- Self-host and adapt an open research pipeline with your own models or documents
Good to know
- Searches from multiple perspectives before drafting a report
- Produces an outline and citations instead of only a short chat answer
- Open-source MIT project can be adapted to different models and retrievers
Limitations
- The hosted product is a research preview and reports still need fact checking
- Self-hosting requires model access, retrieval setup, and technical maintenance
- Long reports can be slower and less useful for simple questions
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