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Free and open source

GPT Researcher is published under the MIT License. There is no SaaS subscription, no API gateway, and no rate limit on this site. You self-host the agent and pay only your underlying LLM and search-API providers.

Machine-readable summary: /pricing.md. Structured offer data: /openapi.json.

Open Source - $0

  • Full GPT Researcher Python package on PyPI.
  • Official gptr-mcp Model Context Protocol server.
  • Self-host on your own machine, server, or container.
  • Use any supported LLM and any supported retriever.
  • License: MIT.

Operating costs

You pay your chosen providers directly. Typical per-query cost depends on:

  • LLM provider: OpenAI GPT-4o / Claude Sonnet / Gemini / DeepSeek / a local model.
  • Retriever: Tavily, Bing, Google CSE, or free options (DuckDuckGo, SearXNG).
  • Subtopics and iterations: configurable; defaults aim for 10 - 30 sources.

Indicative ballpark for a single deep-research run with default OpenAI + Tavily settings: a few cents to a few dollars of provider spend.

Enterprise / managed

No first-party hosted SaaS today. For managed deployments inside your VPC, custom retrievers connected to private corpora, or SLAs, reach out via Discord or email assaf.elovic@gmail.com.

FAQ

Is GPT Researcher free forever?

Yes. The OSS project is MIT-licensed. Future managed offerings would be separate from the open-source distribution.

Will my data leave my machine?

Only via the LLM and retriever providers you configure. Self-host with a local model and SearXNG to keep everything on-prem.

Are there usage limits?

None imposed by GPT Researcher. Limits come from your underlying provider rate limits.