FutureHouse vs STORM (Stanford)

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

FutureHouse Eric-Schmidt-backed nonprofit building AI agents to automate scientifi... Visit STORM (Stanford) Stanford's open-source research prototype that drafts cited reports Visit
RECATOOLS Score 7.5 / 10 7.2 / 10
Capability — 7
Value for money — 9
Ease of use — 5
ASEAN readiness — 6
API quality — n/a
Pricing Freemium Open Source
Free tier Free public web platform and agents (Crow, Falcon, Owl, Robin) plus a free API tier for researchers. Free and open source (MIT); hosted research preview is free with sign-in
Paid from Not published — the founding Kosmos subscription was withdrawn in May 2026 —
Has API ✓ ✗
Open source ✗ ✓
Free to use ✓ ✓
Users — —
Founded 2023 2024
Maker Sam Rodriques, Andrew White Stanford University (Stanford OVAL)
Verdict

What this is for: Automating literature review, hypothesis generation and multi-step scientific reasoning with citation-grounded AI agents. Who this is for: Academic researchers and scientists in biology, chemistry and...

STORM is a clear example of structure-first long-form generation: it surveys perspectives, simulates source-grounded interviews and outlines before drafting, which in Stanford's evaluation produced better-organised and b...

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