Metaso
Metaso (秘塔) answers with sourced citations and generates outlines and mind maps from results.
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Metaso vs Glean
Metaso (Metaso) and Glean (Glean) both sit in Search & Research. Metaso is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $5/mo. Glean shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (2 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Metaso Metaso | Glean Glean |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Search & Research | Search & Research |
| Version | 3.0 | June 2026 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $5/mo | from $100/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Plus $5 | Enterprise free |
| Model stack | DeepSeek-R1 · Undisclosed in-house model | 40+ Unique LLMs ( · Claude · growing!) · Model hub (supports 40+ LLMs) |
| Context window | undisclosed | Model-dependent |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 2 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| Capabilities | Cited answers, Mind maps, Outline generation, Academic mode, No ads | Permissions-aware search, Knowledge graph, Glean Agents, 100+ connectors, Assistant, Enterprise Search, Glean Assistant, Agent Builder |
Glean
Glean indexes SaaS, docs and chat with permissions-aware retrieval, then layers assistants and agents on the resulting knowledge graph.
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