AI tools for data analysts with an API in 2026

The list

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   Claude

   FreemiumRated4.5

   AI Assistants

   Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and working with files

   Free plan, paid from $20/month · Web, macOS, Windows · API · Mobile app

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   DeepSeek

   Freemium

   AI Assistants

   Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models

   Free plan, paid from $0.15/1M input tokens · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

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   Perplexity

   Freemium

   AI Assistants

   AI answer engine that searches the live web and cites its sources

   Free plan, paid from $20/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

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   Gemini Notebook

   Freemium

   AI Assistants

   Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources

   Free plan, paid from $4.99/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

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   Elicit

   Freemium

   Education & Research

   AI research assistant for literature search, systematic reviews and evidence reports

   Free plan, paid from $75/user/mo · Web, API · API

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   Replicate

   Paid

   Developer Tools

   Run, fine-tune and deploy open-source AI models through a pay-per-use API

   Web, API, CLI · API

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   Browser Use

   Freemium

   Developer Tools

   Open-source library and cloud platform for AI agents that control real web browsers

   Free plan, paid from $0.02/hour · Web, API · API

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   Quadratic

   Freemium

   Productivity

   AI spreadsheet that connects live data and writes Python, SQL and formulas for you

   Free plan, paid from $18/user/mo (billed annually) · Web, API · API

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   Shortcut

   Freemium

   Productivity

   AI agent that builds, audits and edits Excel financial models from plain-language prompts

   Free plan, paid from $100/month · Web, Windows, CLI · API