Metaso 秘塔AI搜索 vs Tiangong 天工 (formerly Tiangong AI Search)

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

Metaso 秘塔AI搜索 Ad-free Chinese AI search with cited answers and an academic mode Visit Tiangong 天工 (formerly Tiangong AI Search) Kunlun's former AI search engine, now the 天工 SkyClaw agent workspace Visit
RECATOOLS Score 7.3 / 10 6.7 / 10
Capability 7 7
Value for money 8 7
Ease of use 8 7
ASEAN readiness 5 5
API quality 6 n/a
Pricing Freemium Freemium
Free tier Web, academic, image, video and podcast search with no ads, and research mode free after sign-in Free to download and use; paid Basic/Plus/Ultra memberships and credit packs sold in-app
Paid from ¥10.80 for 1,000 H3 video credits, search API billed in points (¥0.03 per query at launch) Basic ¥45/month (iOS auto-renew); Plus ¥85; Ultra ¥188
Has API ✓ ✗
Open source ✗ ✗
Free to use ✓ ✓
Users — —
Founded 2024 2023
Maker Shanghai Metaso Network Technology (上海秘塔网络科技有限公司) Kunlun Tech (昆仑万维科技股份有限公司)
Verdict

Metaso does the core job of an AI search engine well and without advertising: answers are structured and cited, the academic scope reaches Chinese and English libraries and PubMed, and the research mode is free once sign...

Tiangong AI Search no longer exists as a search product: Kunlun has turned it into the 天工 SkyClaw office-agent workspace, closely tied to Skywork. As an agent workspace it is free to start and inexpensive to upgrade, b...

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