STORM (Stanford) vs You.com Research

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

STORM (Stanford) Stanford's open-source research prototype that drafts cited reports Visit You.com Research You.com's Research API — cited multi-step web research, billed per cal... Visit
RECATOOLS Score 7.2 / 10 6.8 / 10
Capability 7 7
Value for money 9 6
Ease of use 5 7.5
ASEAN readiness 6 6
API quality n/a 6
Pricing Open Source Usage_based
Free tier Free and open source (MIT); hosted research preview is free with sign-in $100 in free API credit to start; consumer chat closed to new users
Paid from — Research API from $12 per 1,000 calls (Lite)
Has API ✗ ✓
Open source ✓ ✗
Free to use ✓ ✗
Users — —
Founded 2024 2024
Maker Stanford University (Stanford OVAL) —
Verdict

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...

You.com has stopped selling research to individuals: its free plan ended in April 2026, and from 4 August chat closed to new subscribers, leaving the Research API as the product. That API is reasonable infrastructure for...

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