Verified AI Launch Profile
Introducing deep research
OpenAI launched deep research in ChatGPT as an agentic research capability that plans, searches the public web, analyzes sources, and synthesizes cited reports for complex questions.
At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- OpenAI
- Launch date
- February 2, 2025
- Launch type
- New Product
- Category
- AI Research Tools
- Audience
- Enterprises, Operators, Researchers, Students
- Pricing
- At launch, deep research started in ChatGPT Pro with usage limits and later expanded across ChatGPT plans; current limits vary by plan.
- Free plan
- Yes
- API
- No
- Open weights/source
- No
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Verification & Sources
- Status
- Verified
- Source links
- 2
- Freshness
- Verified June 8, 2026
- Last verified
- June 8, 2026
- Last updated
- June 11, 2026
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Kingy Scores
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- Launch Score
- 8.5 / 10
- Demo Quality
- 3.0 / 10
- YouTube Potential
- Medium
Creator Coverage Next Steps
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Kingy AI Take
A category-defining research-agent launch because it pushed ChatGPT toward longer-running, source-backed report production instead of simple answer generation.
Who it is for
Analysts, operators, researchers, students, buyers, and knowledge workers who need documented research reports rather than quick conversational answers.
What feels promising
The strongest value is the workflow shape: plan the research, browse across sources, synthesize findings, and return a report with citations that can be checked.
What feels unproven
Source selection, overconfidence, and report completeness still need human review for professional research, especially when the stakes or facts are current.
Traction notes
This is one of the hub's anchor records for AI research tools because it created a mainstream comparison point for Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and other research-agent products.
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