AlphaSense vs Iris.ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AlphaSense grades higher than Iris.ai: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
AlphaSense grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AlphaSense
AI market intelligence search across filings, research and transcripts
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick AlphaSense if
- Fits if you're an analyst who needs filings and broker research searched in one place
- Makes sense if your firm already buys enterprise data and will go through sales
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to see a price first, as none is published
- Skip it if you're a student or solo researcher, since the pages describe an enterprise platform
- Watch out: the API, MCP and internal content search are on the Enterprise Suite only
- Watch out: expert calls and some data sets, such as Tegus, are sold separately
Pick Iris.ai if
- Fits if your company needs data pulled out of large piles of technical documents
- Makes sense if you're an R&D team happy to buy through a demo
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a price, as none is published and pricing couldn't be verified
- Skip it if you're an individual researcher, since the products are for enterprises
- Watch out: no free tier or trial is listed
- Watch out: no apps or integrations are listed
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAlphaSenseWeak | 1.6GPAIris.aiWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published: the pricing page says to contact sales and describes enterprise-wide and per-seat plans with no figures. With nothing to compare against the category's $10 middle, it sits at C. | CNo price is published and every product is sold through a demo request. There is nothing to compare against the category's $10 middle, so it sits at C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free on record. A Get Started for Free button hints at a trial, but its terms are not stated. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial. |
| Features | CSearch across a large content set with an AI agent, expert transcripts and Office add-ins. The listing says the API, MCP and internal content search are Enterprise Suite only, and expert calls and some data sets such as Tegus are separate. | CData extraction, industry templates, an enterprise knowledge engine and R&D search. The listing doesn't show a gap, but it also doesn't show what a single researcher would get. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's an enterprise platform with content sets and connectors to set up. | CNo store rating on record. Deploying on your own data means setup work. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with PowerPoint and Excel add-ins, plus an API and MCP on the Enterprise Suite. | CWeb only, with no integrations or apps on the listing. |
| Best for | market intelligence search for finance and corporate teams | enterprise teams turning documents into AI-ready data |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AlphaSense and Iris.ai. How we grade
Where they differ
- AlphaSense also covers chat assistant and AI search.
- Iris.ai also covers AI agents and documents.
In commonWebAI featuresResearch
At a glance
| AlphaSense | Iris.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AlphaSense | Iris.ai AS |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AlphaSense
- No prices are published: the pricing page says to contact sales and describes enterprise-wide and per-seat plans without figures.
- It is sold in two packages, Market Intelligence and Enterprise Suite, and the API, MCP and internal content are listed for Enterprise Suite only.
- The pages read describe an enterprise platform; a free trial is hinted at by a Get Started for Free button but its terms are not stated.
- Expert call services and some data sets, such as the Tegus library, are described as separate offerings.
Iris.ai
- No prices are published; every product is sold through a demo request.
- Pricing could not be verified, so no plan or price is listed.
- Aimed at enterprises, not individual researchers.
Key features
AlphaSense
- SuperAnalyst agent
- An always-on AI agent that turns the platform's sources and a firm's own knowledge into summaries, decision-ready deliverables and repeatable workflows.
- Large curated content set
- The homepage cites 500M+ business documents, including company filings, broker and independent research, news, regulatory material and expert transcripts.
- Expert transcripts
- Includes the Tegus expert interview library, and the vendor also arranges live expert calls as a separate service.
- Office add-ins and connectors
- PowerPoint and Excel add-ins and app connectors bring the platform into Microsoft Office and other tools, and are listed in both packages.
- API and MCP access
- The Enterprise Suite adds an API and an MCP server that let other AI assistants and agents use SuperAnalyst.
- Internal content search
- The Enterprise Suite lists a firm's internal content as searchable alongside the vendor's own sources.
Iris.ai
- Axion data extraction
- Turns PDFs, reports, images, graphs and tables into structured, machine-readable data.
- Industry schema templates
- Prebuilt structures for legal contracts, patents, clinical trials and financial statements.
- Neuralith
- Described as turning enterprise knowledge into an AI engine, with agentic workflows.
- RSpace
- Described as precision intelligence for complex R&D.
- Deployment on your own data
- The vendor says teams run Iris.ai on their own documents and systems.
Plans
AlphaSense
Pricing could not be confirmed. See alpha-sense.com.
Iris.ai
Pricing could not be confirmed. See iris.ai.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AlphaSense or Iris.ai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AlphaSense has no price we could confirm, and Iris.ai has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, AlphaSense or Iris.ai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither AlphaSense nor Iris.ai has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.