iAsk.ai
The AI search engine built for students and researchers
About iAsk.ai
iAsk.ai is an AI answer engine built around a specific audience rather than a general one, and that focus shows in what it includes. General assistants are optimised for conversation; students and researchers need something different, namely sourced answers, the ability to interrogate a document they have been assigned, and a way to check whether a given answer is actually reliable. iAsk has passed 750 million searches, which for a product in this crowded a category indicates it is solving something the general chat interfaces are not.
Several features exist specifically because the audience is academic. Ask 5 AIs queries multiple models with the same question and shows the answers together, which is a genuinely good epistemic habit for anyone who has watched a confident model be wrong. AI Video Tutor addresses learning rather than lookup. Document analysis handles the assigned reading. A writing tool assists with drafting and full papers. There is also a Companion AI offering round-the-clock mental health support, which is an unusual inclusion and reflects the student focus. Free access is genuinely usable, with unlimited daily searches on the non-Pro model supported by limited advertising. Pro removes ads and unlocks the strongest model. A Chrome extension and mobile app extend it beyond the site.
Ask a question directly, with no account needed to begin. The free tier gives unlimited daily searches on the standard model alongside the writing tool, summarizer, search history and assistant, with limited ads. When an answer matters enough to be checked, Ask 5 AIs puts the same question to several models and presents the responses side by side, so disagreement between them becomes visible rather than hidden. Upload a document to analyse it directly, or use the Video Tutor for material better learned than looked up. Search history keeps past work retrievable, which matters when researching over days rather than minutes. Pro upgrades the underlying model and removes advertising.
- •Ask 5 AIs - Put one question to several models and compare answers side by side, making disagreement visible instead of trusting a single confident response
- •AI Video Tutor - Structured learning rather than one-off answers, aimed at understanding a topic instead of retrieving a fact
- •Document Analysis - Upload and interrogate assigned reading, papers and long documents directly
- •AI Summarizer - Condense websites or long text instantly, available on the free tier
- •iAsk Writer - Drafting assistance through to full papers
- •Unlimited Free Daily Searches - No daily cap on the non-Pro model, supported by limited advertising rather than a hard paywall
- •Search History - Past searches retained and revisitable, which matters for multi-day research
- •Chrome Extension, Mobile App and API - Available beyond the website, including programmatic access
Built for students working through coursework and assigned reading, and for researchers who need sourced answers rather than fluent prose. The Ask 5 AIs mode suits anyone who has been burned by a single model stating something incorrect with total confidence, which is most people who use these tools seriously. Homework help is an explicit use case, and the free tier is genuinely usable rather than a trial. Note that answers from any AI search engine should be verified against primary sources before being cited in academic work.
