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AQ compared with Anara
DetailAQ logo AQAnara logo Anara
What it doesMultiplayer coding harness for teams to chat, build and run bots with every AI coding agent AI workspace for research that cites every claim to its source
StageStartup Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingFree: A personal sandbox with chat, build and bots, every agent CLI, and integrations included, no credits. Pro: $50 per user per month (early-access promotional pricing; standard price is $200), billed monthly, with unlimited seats, team sharing, your own cloud or dedicated machine, $10 of AQ credi Free plan with limited AI usage. Plus: $10/month ($8/month billed yearly). Pro: $20/month ($16/month billed yearly). Max 5x: $100/month ($80/month billed yearly). Max 20x: $200/month ($160/month billed yearly). Enterprise: custom pricing.
Key features
  • Chat with agents about code, data and tools with answers as tables, charts and pages
  • Isolated worktrees per task with live preview and pull request review
  • Standing bots that wake on schedule or event with monthly spend caps
  • Crews with independent agent review
  • Live multiplayer terminals and previews shared with the team
  • Support for 11 coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Kimi Code, Grok, Antigravity, Devin, Muse Code, OpenCode, Command Code and Pi
  • Integrations with Linear, GitHub, Slack, Gmail, Google Calendar, Granola, Sentry, Mercury, Vanta and Stripe
  • Memory shared across agents searchable by the whole team
  • API, webhooks and MCP server for automation and third-party tools
  • Run on private AQ-managed sandbox, dedicated machine, or your own cloud infrastructure
  • Search 300+ million academic papers with filters by year, field, author, journal and citations
  • Extract data from multiple papers into cited tables with one row per paper and one column per question
  • Write and cite in scientific editor with any citation style and export to Word, LaTeX or BibTeX
  • Integrations with Zotero, Mendeley, Google Drive, OneDrive and other research tools
  • Available on web, Mac, iPhone and iPad apps plus Microsoft Word add-in and Chrome extension
What makes it different
  • No setup required: start free in a sandbox AQ creates, or move to your own cloud with one click
  • Keep subscriptions unmetered: your team's Claude, OpenAI and Cursor accounts are never marked up
  • Shared live workspace: the whole team sees the same terminal and preview, not a replay
  • Independent agent review: a second agent reviews code without seeing the builder's work
  • All agents in one place: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and 8 more, each signed in with your accounts
  • Every answer automatically cited to exact passage in source material so claims are verifiable in one click
  • Built specifically for research with persistent library, academic databases and scientific workflows unlike general chat tools
  • Search 300M+ academic papers with advanced filters and direct DOI, PubMed ID or arXiv ID lookup
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)13 no change since last checkNot checked yet
Trust Flow (Majestic)518
Citation Flow (Majestic)3342
Referring domains (Majestic)851120

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