gpt-researcher Alternatives (2026)
As of October 2026, the top alternatives to gpt-researcher are scientific-agent-skills, last30days-skill and cs249r_book — ranked open-source Research & Reasoning agents on The Agentic Leaderboard.
Ranked by overall score on reliability, tool selection quality, autonomous iteration, efficiency, and community mindshare. Updated weekly.
| Rank | Alternative | Score | vs gpt-researcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | scientific-agent-skills by K-Dense-AI | 87.3 | +3.0 |
| #11 | last30days-skill by mvanhorn | 86.5 | +2.2 |
| #81 | cs249r_book by harvard-edge | 83.9 | -0.4 |