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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Felo

The Insider’s Guide

Multilingual AI search engine that also builds slides and docs

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI assistants, read from Felo’s own pages.

Made by Felo Inc. · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.8GPA

01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Felo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Felo’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.8

GPA, above 30 of the 57 other AI assistants we grade

Felo is an AI search and creation platform from a Tokyo company. It answers a question by searching the web across languages and writing a summary with numbered links to its sources, and it can turn the result into slide decks, mind maps, web pages and reports. Nearly everything beyond basic search spends from one credit balance: free accounts get 200 credits a day, and Felo Pro adds 15,000 a month.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Felo, taken from its own pages and our grades.

Type a question, get an answer with footnotes, and there's nothing to set up first.

From our grade for ease of use

1
Best for AI search across languages, with sources
Felo is an AI search engine that reads sources written in other languages and answers in yours, with numbered links, and can turn the answer into slides, a mind map or a report.
2
Paid plans start at $12.50 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $12.50 per month, billed annually ($149.99), or $14.99 billed monthly.
3
There is a free plan
Standard plan: 200 credits refreshed daily, unlimited high-speed search, 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses per day. Advanced models are limited, and AI Slides, custom agents, video and the API are left out.
4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
5
Cross-language search with sources
Ask in your own language and Felo searches sources written in others, then writes one answer with numbered footnotes that link to each source. Related images and videos appear alongside.
6
Professional search and research agent
Professional Search looks at a question from several angles and may ask follow-ups. The research agent runs multi-step searches and writes a report, at 150 credits per task.
7
AI Slides and generated documents
Builds an editable slide deck from a topic, file or link, and also produces mind maps, web pages and business documents. Slide generation costs credits per page and is not on the free plan.
8
A 2.8 GPA, above 30 of 57
That is against the other AI assistants we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
9
Keep it
To replace Felo you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

Felo at a glance

Pricing: Free plan, from $12.50 per month, billed annually ($149.99), or $14.99 billed monthly
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: None stated
Runs on: Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Made by: Felo Inc.
Category: AI Assistants
Our grade: 2.8 GPA, good

The report card

Best for AI search across languages, with sources

Felo is an AI search engine that reads sources written in other languages and answers in yours, with numbered links, and can turn the answer into slides, a mind map or a report. Everyday search is free, but slides, agents, video and the API need Pro, running out of credits pauses them, and the iPhone app charges $20.99 a month against $14.99 on the web.

ToolGPA report cardFeloGraded Oct 10, 2026

Subject	Grade	Comment
Value for money	C	Pro is $12.50 a month billed annually, which is $149.99 in one go, or $14.99 monthly: the middle of this category. Subscribe in the iPhone app instead and it's $20.99. Run the credits down and slides, images and video stop until you buy more.
Free plan and trial	B	High-speed search is free and unlimited, with 200 credits a day plus 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses. If answers are all you want, you could live here. AI Slides, custom agents, video and the API are left out.
Features	B	Answers with numbered sources drawn from pages in other languages, a research agent that writes the report, file analysis, editable slide decks, mind maps and the LiveDoc canvas. More than a search box, and the job's covered.
Ease of use	B	Type a question, get an answer with footnotes, and there's nothing to set up first. The credit arithmetic is the thing to learn: a research task costs 150 credits and slides are charged by the page. No rating on record to go by.
Platforms and integrations	B	Web, iPhone, iPad, Android and a Chrome extension, with API access on Pro. The site lists no desktop app, so on a computer it lives in the browser, and the listing names nothing else it connects to.

Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.8

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Felo is for

Fits if the sources on your topic are written in a language you don't read
Works for searches that need to end up as a slide deck, a mind map or a report

Who it is not for

Pricey if you subscribe in the iPhone app, at $20.99 a month against $14.99 on the website
Not for you if you want slides, custom agents, video or the API for nothing, as none is on the free plan
Tight if you get through credits quickly, because slides, images and video pause until you buy more
Tight if you stay free: 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses a day, and daily credits don't roll over
Skip it if you want a desktop app, since on a computer it lives in the browser or a Chrome extension

Good to know

Good for

Researching topics whose best sources are in another language
Turning search results into slide decks, mind maps or reports
People who want search, several AI models and an API on one plan

Worth knowing

The free plan allows 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses a day, and leaves out AI Slides, custom agents, video generation and API access.
When Pro credits run out, slides, images and video pause until more credits are bought; search continues at up to 300 Pro searches a day.
The US App Store lists in-app subscriptions at $20.99 a month and $214.99 a year, above the prices on the website.
Beyond the browser there are iPhone, iPad and Android apps and a Chrome extension; the site lists no desktop app.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$12.50

A month to start. There is a free plan too

Felo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $12.50 per month, billed annually ($149.99), or $14.99 billed monthly.

Run the credits down and slides, images and video stop until you buy more.

From our grade for value for money

Standard
$0
200 credits a day that do not roll over, unlimited high-speed search, 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses per day.
Felo Pro
$12.50
per month, billed annually ($149.99); $14.99 billed monthly
15,000 credits a month plus 200 a day, the full model lineup, AI Slides, custom agents, Deep Research and API access. The monthly price is shown as cut from $20.99.
Enterprise Premium
$39
per seat / month, billed annually ($468)
50,000 credits a month per seat, Pro Search, 90-minute voice transcriptions, 500 files per knowledge base and team management. Shown as reduced from $49.
Enterprise Ultimate
$65
per seat / month, billed annually ($780)
85,000 credits a month per seat, unlimited Pro Search, 180-minute voice transcriptions and 1,000 files per knowledge base. Shown as reduced from $79.

The free plan

Standard plan: 200 credits refreshed daily, unlimited high-speed search, 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses per day. Advanced models are limited, and AI Slides, custom agents, video and the API are left out.

Read from felo.ai on Oct 9, 2026.

Ways to pay less

Annual discount
Save 16% on Felo Pro with annual billing
The pricing page lists Felo Pro at $149.99 a year, which it says is $29.89 less than twelve months at $14.99. In its yearly view, the Enterprise page shows its two plans at 20% and 17% off.
Stated on felo.ai

What the app costs elsewhere

Each country’s App Store price for “Monthly Plan”, against $20.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.

Country	Price there	In dollars	Against the US
Philippines	₱ 1,190.00	$18.94	10% less
Indonesia	Rp 349ribu	$19.52	7% less
Brazil	R$ 99,90	$19.96	about the same
Turkey	₺999,99	$20.34	about the same
Australia	$34.99	$24.43	16% more
Germany	22,99 €	$25.76	23% more
United Kingdom	£19.99	$26.43	26% more
Mexico	$499.00	$27.42	31% more

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

Places it runs: Web, iOS, Android and Browser extension

Multilingual AI search engine that also builds slides and docs. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, chat assistant, AI search, AI agents, research, presentations.

More than a search box, and the job's covered.

From our grade for features

Cross-language search with sources: Ask in your own language and Felo searches sources written in others, then writes one answer with numbered footnotes that link to each source. Related images and videos appear alongside.
Professional search and research agent: Professional Search looks at a question from several angles and may ask follow-ups. The research agent runs multi-step searches and writes a report, at 150 credits per task.
AI Slides and generated documents: Builds an editable slide deck from a topic, file or link, and also produces mind maps, web pages and business documents. Slide generation costs credits per page and is not on the free plan.
LiveDoc canvas: A canvas workspace where search results, documents, slides, tables, web pages and images sit side by side, and AI agents can read everything placed on it.
File analysis: Upload TXT, Word or PDF files of up to 25 MB to question or summarize. Free accounts get 3 analyses a day with 1 file per question; Pro allows 10 files per question and keeps files permanently.
Model lineup, Playground and API: Pro opens text, image, video and audio models from several providers, an LLM Playground for chatting with them, and API access to the same models through openapi.felo.ai.

Where it runs

Web
iOS
Android
Browser extension

What it works with

Its own pages name no integrations.

Felo is made by Felo Inc.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

30/57

Other AI assistants it is graded above

Felo's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 30 of the 57 other AI assistants we grade, and level with 8.

It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 34 of 57) and worst on value for money (C, above 5).

Its paid plans start at $12.50 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 24 of the 38 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 58 AI assistants we grade, cut by the letter each got. Felo’s own letter is outlined.

CValue for money
Above 5 of 57
BFree plan and trial
Above 34 of 57
BFeatures
Above 28 of 57
BEase of use
Above 21 of 57
BPlatforms and integrations
Above 23 of 57

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 45 AI assistants. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Felo is the marked dot.

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

To replace Felo you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

It costs $150 a year.

What you could not

A search engine with an AI model behind it.
An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
A library of papers and sources to search.
An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
A slide editor.
A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
An API that other software can build on.
The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Felo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Perplexity, Kagi Assistant, ChatGPT, Gemini and Monica

The 5 tools Felo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

2.8GPA
Perplexity
Free plan · from $17/mo
AI search assistant that answers questions with cited sources.
- Felo also covers AI agents, research and presentations.
Felo and Perplexity compared in full
2.2GPA
Kagi Assistant
Free trial · from $5/mo
Multi-model AI assistant included with a Kagi Search plan.
- Felo has a free plan. Kagi Assistant does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Felo lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Felo lists a browser extension.
Felo and Kagi Assistant compared in full
3.4GPA
ChatGPT
Free plan · from $8/mo
OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, images and voice.
- Only Felo lists a browser extension.
- Only ChatGPT lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Felo also covers AI agents, research and presentations.
Felo and ChatGPT compared in full
3.8GPA
Gemini
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Google's AI assistant, tied into Gmail, Docs and other Google apps.
- Only Felo lists a browser extension.
- Only Gemini lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Felo also covers AI agents, research and presentations.
Felo and Gemini compared in full
3.2GPA
Monica
Free plan · from $8.3/mo
AI assistant with many models, built around a browser sidebar.
- Only Monica lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Felo also covers research and presentations.
- Monica also covers grammar & style.
Felo and Monica compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Felo free?

Felo has a free plan. Standard plan: 200 credits refreshed daily, unlimited high-speed search, 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses per day.

How much does Felo cost?

Felo lists 4 plans. Standard: $0.

What platforms does Felo work on?

Felo is available on Web, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.

Does Felo offer any discounts?

Felo publicly lists the following: Save 16% on Felo Pro with annual billing.

Does Felo have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Felo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does Felo have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Felo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is Felo open source?

Felo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.

Does Felo have an API?

Yes. Felo offers a public API, according to its own site.

Who makes Felo?

Felo is made by Felo Inc.

What are the alternatives to Felo?

The closest alternatives to Felo in our directory are Perplexity, Kagi Assistant, ChatGPT, Gemini and Monica.

How does Felo compare with other AI assistants?

Felo's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 30 of the 57 other AI assistants we grade, and level with 8.

Is Felo good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Felo C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $12.50 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 24 of the 38 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Felo?

To replace Felo you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Felo’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Felo's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-05-27.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Felo Inc. Prices change, so check felo.ai before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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