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NotebookLM
NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research and knowledge assistant that allows users to upload documents, websites, PDFs, notes, and sources, then ask questions and generate summaries based on their own content.
Use-case score: 150.2
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NotebookLM
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- NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research and knowledge assistant that allows users to upload documents, websites, PDFs, notes, and sources, then ask questions and generate summaries based on their own content.
- $0
- Rating: 4.8/5
- Score: 150.2
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DeepSeek
- DeepSeek is an AI assistant designed for reasoning, coding, technical problem-solving, research, content generation, and business productivity. It has gained popularity for its strong performance in analytical and technical tasks.
- $0
- Rating: 4.8/5
- Score: 147.2
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Claude
- Claude is an AI assistant developed by Anthropic that specializes in natural conversations, document analysis, long-form writing, research, business workflows, and knowledge management.
- $20/month
- Rating: 4.8/5
- Score: 143.2
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Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
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ChatGPT
- ChatGPT is an advanced AI assistant developed by OpenAI that helps businesses, marketers, developers, entrepreneurs, students, and content creators generate content, analyze data, write code, automate workflows, and improve productivity.
- $20/month
- Rating: 4.9/5
- Score: 136.6
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Gemini
- Gemini is Google's AI assistant designed to help individuals and businesses with writing, research, productivity, coding, content creation, and workflow automation across the Google ecosystem.
- $19.99/month
- Rating: 4.7/5
- Score: 132.8
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Perplexity
- Perplexity is an AI-powered research assistant that combines conversational AI with web search capabilities to provide sourced answers, research summaries, and real-time information discovery.
- $20/month
- Rating: 4.8/5
- Score: 132.2
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Grok
- Grok is an AI assistant developed by xAI that helps users answer questions, conduct research, generate content, analyze information, solve problems, and access real-time knowledge.
- $0
- Rating: 4.7/5
- Score: 125.8
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