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Felo is a Tokyo-based multilingual AI search engine that queries in your language and synthesizes cited answers from sources across many languages, with report and AI-slide generation built in. Pick it if cross-language research or a Japan/Korea/Taiwan-first product matters. Skip it if you want the deepest citation UX, a developer API, or enterprise governance; Perplexity covers that ground more completely.

  • Buy ifCross-language research where sources exist in multiple languages
  • Pick$0-$14.99/month
  • Skip ifEnterprise research teams needing deep audit logs and compliance controls

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Best plan$0-$14.99/month

Watch: Felo moved to a unified credit system on July 9, 2025...

Price range$0-$14.99/month

Free $0; Pro $14.99/mo

Upgrade only ifNot for enterprise research teams needing deep audit logs and compliance controls

Felo moved to a unified credit system on July 9, 2025...

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Use it for this, skip it for that

Best for

  • Cross-language research where sources exist in multiple languages
  • Users in Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan wanting a local-first AI search engine
  • Quick report and PowerPoint-style slide generation from a search session
  • Budget alternative to Perplexity for occasional professional searches

Avoid if

  • Enterprise research teams needing deep audit logs and compliance controls
  • Developers wanting a public search/grounding API
  • Heavy daily research users who will burn through the credit pool quickly
  • English-only users who don't need cross-language synthesis
Watch out
Felo moved to a unified credit system on July 9, 2025; all features (search, research, slides, images) draw from one pool, so heavy research or slide generation can burn a Pro subscriber's monthly credits faster than expected. Some third-party aggregators still quote a stale $8.99/mo price or a 30-searches/day free limit; the live pricing and FAQ pages show $14.99/mo and 5 professional searches/day on Free.

Recent changes

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  1. Free / Pro

    Re-verified against the live Felo pricing/FAQ...

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  2. All tiers

    Felo replaced separate per-feature quotas with a unified credit pool. Free users get 200 credits/day, Pro users get 15,000 credits/month plus purchasable bonus credits valid 90 days

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  1. Best ForCross-language AI search that queries in one language and synthesizes cited answers from sources across many languages, plus report and presentation generation. Strongest usage base is Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
    mediumDrifts2026-07-02Source
  2. Pricing AnchorFree plan: unlimited high-speed search plus 5 professional searches per day, 200 daily credits. Pro plan: $14.99/month (or discounted annual billing), 15,000 credits per month, 300 professional searches per day fallback once credits are used, access to advanced models.
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  3. Watch Out ForFelo moved to a unified credit system on July 9, 2025; all features (search, research, slides, images) draw from one pool, so heavy research or slide generation can burn a Pro subscriber's monthly credits faster than expected. Some third-party aggregators still quote a stale $8.99/mo price or a 30-searches/day free limit; the live pricing and FAQ pages show $14.99/mo and 5 professional searches/day on Free.
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Full review notesLong-form details, FAQ, and source history

Felo is a multilingual AI search engine built by Felo Inc., a Tokyo startup founded in July 2024. The pitch is cross-language information retrieval: type a question in your own language, and Felo searches, translates, and synthesizes an answer from sources written in other languages, with citations attached. It launched publicly in September 2024 and has since added Research Mode reports, AI Slides (PowerPoint-style presentation generation), a Playground for chat-style use of premium models, and Agent features.

The company raised 1.5 billion yen (roughly $10 million) in a Series A round in July 2025, led by Peak XV Partners with participation from Mirae Asset. At the time of the raise, Felo reported over 1.2 million users and 300,000+ daily searches, concentrated in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

System Verdict

Pick Felo if cross-language research is the actual job. Querying once in your native language and getting a synthesized, cited answer pulled from sources in multiple languages is Felo’s clearest differentiator, and it is genuinely useful for users researching topics where the best sources aren’t in English (or aren’t in the user’s home language).

Treat it as a regional specialist, not a Perplexity replacement. Felo’s user base and go-to-market are concentrated in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Perplexity still has the deeper citation UX, a public developer API (Sonar), a browser (Comet), and enterprise governance tooling that Felo does not publicly match.

Who pays which tier: Free covers unlimited fast search plus 5 professional searches a day for casual and occasional research. Pro at $14.99/mo (15,000 credits/month) is for people who regularly run professional searches, Research Mode reports, or AI Slides generation and need a bigger, unified credit pool rather than the free tier’s daily reset.

Key Facts
CompanyFelo Inc., Tokyo, Japan (founded July 2024)
Public launchSeptember 2024
Core featureCross-language AI search: query in one language, synthesize cited answers from multilingual sources
Other featuresResearch Mode reports, AI Slides (presentation generation), Playground (chat mode), Agents, Mind Map
Users1.2M+ reported at July 2025 Series A, concentrated in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
Daily searches300,000+ reported at July 2025 Series A
Funding1.5 billion yen ($10M) Series A, July 2025, led by Peak XV Partners with Mirae Asset
Free planUnlimited high-speed search, 5 professional searches/day, 200 credits/day
Pro plan$14.99/month, 15,000 credits/month, 300 professional searches/day fallback, advanced model access
Credit systemUnified pool since July 9, 2025; search, research, slides, and images all draw from the same credits

What it actually is

Felo is an answer-engine product wrapped around a specific bet: most AI search tools default to English-centric web indexes, and non-English speakers (or anyone researching a topic with strong non-English source coverage) lose quality as a result. Felo’s Cross-Language Information Retrieval approach queries across language boundaries and translates/synthesizes results back into the user’s language with citations.

On top of core search, Felo bundles Research Mode (deeper, multi-source reports with visual formatting and shareable pages), AI Slides (auto-generated PowerPoint-style presentations from a topic or search session, up to roughly 40 pages), a Playground for using premium models in a chat interface, and Agent features for multi-step tasks.

Since July 9, 2025, all of this runs on a single credit pool rather than separate per-feature quotas. Free users get 200 credits per day that reset at midnight with no rollover. Pro subscribers get 15,000 credits per billing cycle plus the option to buy bonus credits (valid 90 days). Once credits run out, Pro users fall back to a capped number of Pro Search or Playground runs per day rather than losing access entirely.

When to pick Felo

  • Cross-language research. Searching in English but needing the best Japanese, Korean, or Chinese sources synthesized back into English (or vice versa) is Felo’s core use case.
  • You’re already in its home markets. Felo’s strongest traction and product tuning is for users in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
  • You want search plus lightweight document output. Report generation and AI Slides mean a research session can end in a shareable deliverable without leaving the product.
  • Budget-conscious occasional professional search. Free gives 5 professional searches a day, which covers light users; Pro at $14.99/mo undercuts Perplexity Pro’s $20/mo for users who don’t need Perplexity’s broader agent/API surface.

When to pick something else

  • Best-in-class citation UX and broadest model selection: Perplexity. Deeper source trail, Pro/Max tiers, Comet browser, Sonar API, enterprise controls.
  • Developer search/grounding APIs: Exa or You.com. Purpose-built retrieval and research APIs rather than a consumer-first answer engine.
  • Private, ad-free traditional search: Kagi. Classic ranked-links UI with re-ranking and domain blocking controls.
  • Peer-reviewed scientific literature: Consensus or Elicit. Purpose-built for indexing and scoring published papers.
  • One assistant for search, writing, and everything else: ChatGPT or Gemini. Broader feature surface if search is only one part of the job.

Pricing

Pricing verified 2026-07-02 via felo.ai Pro Search FAQ and the Felo credit system announcement:

PlanPriceWhat’s includedWho’s it for
Free$0Unlimited high-speed search, 5 professional searches/day, 200 credits/day (resets daily, no rollover)Casual and occasional research
Pro$14.99/moEverything in Free, 15,000 credits/month, 300 professional searches/day fallback once credits are spent, access to advanced models, Research Mode, AI SlidesRegular users who need more than 5 professional searches a day

Annual billing is offered at a discount (the live pricing page shows “Save {percentage}%” and a first-month discount for new subscribers), but the exact current annual rate should be confirmed at checkout since Felo does not consistently publish it as a static number across pages.

An Enterprise tier exists (IP whitelisting, enterprise credit pools, team seat management) but public per-seat pricing was not available on the pages checked; contact Felo directly for enterprise quotes.

Note on stale figures: several third-party aggregator sites still list Felo Pro at $8.99/mo and the free tier at 30 searches/day. Neither figure matches the current official pricing and FAQ pages, which show $14.99/mo and 5 professional searches/day respectively. Treat felo.ai as the source of record.

Against the alternatives

Felo ProPerplexity ProKagi Professional
Monthly$14.99$20$10
Core strengthCross-language search synthesisCited answer engine, broadest model/agent surfacePrivate, ad-free ranked search
Report/slide generationYes (Research Mode, AI Slides)Deep Research exports to deck/sheetNo
Developer APINot publicly documentedSonar / Search / Agent APIsNo
Primary marketJapan, South Korea, TaiwanGlobalGlobal, privacy-focused
Best viewed asRegional multilingual search specialistFull-featured cited answer engine and agent platformHuman-facing private search product

Recent developments
  • July 2025: Felo closed a 1.5 billion yen ($10M) Series A led by Peak XV Partners with Mirae Asset, reporting 1.2M+ users and 300,000+ daily searches across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
  • July 9, 2025: Felo replaced separate per-feature usage quotas with a unified credit system across search, research, slides, and image generation.
  • 2024-2025: Product expanded from a single cross-language search engine into a broader suite: Research Mode, AI Slides, Playground, Mind Map, and Agent features.

System verdict

Felo earns a place in the AI search category as a regional multilingual specialist rather than a Perplexity-scale generalist. Its moat is narrow but real: cross-language retrieval and synthesis is a genuinely different job than English-centric answer engines solve, and Felo’s traction numbers (1.2M+ users, 300K+ daily searches as of mid-2025) suggest product-market fit in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan specifically. Buyers outside that footprint, or anyone who needs a developer API or enterprise-grade governance, should default to Perplexity or a dedicated search API instead.

FAQ
Is Felo free?

Yes. The free plan includes unlimited high-speed search and 5 professional searches per day, refreshed via a 200-credit daily allowance. Pro unlocks a much larger 15,000-credit monthly pool, more professional searches, and features like Research Mode and AI Slides.

How much does Felo Pro cost?

$14.99 per month at current published pricing (verified July 2, 2026 via the official FAQ page). Annual billing is discounted, but the exact current annual rate should be confirmed at checkout. Some third-party review sites still list an outdated $8.99/mo figure; that does not match the live pricing page.

What does "cross-language search" actually mean?

You type a question in one language. Felo searches, retrieves, and translates relevant sources written in other languages, then synthesizes a single cited answer back in your language. It is aimed at closing the gap for topics where the best coverage isn’t in the user’s native language.

What is Felo's credit system?

Since July 9, 2025, all Felo features (Pro Search, Research Mode, AI Slides, image generation, Playground) draw from one shared credit pool instead of separate quotas. Free users get 200 credits/day that expire at midnight. Pro users get 15,000 credits/month plus the option to buy bonus credits valid for 90 days.

Who owns Felo?

Felo Inc., a Tokyo-based startup founded in July 2024 by CEO YunRui SiMa and CFO Yao Li. The company raised a ~$10M Series A in July 2025 led by Peak XV Partners with Mirae Asset participating.

How does Felo compare to Perplexity?

Felo is cheaper at the Pro tier ($14.99 vs $20/mo) and leans harder into cross-language synthesis and document/slide output. Perplexity has the deeper citation UX, a public developer API (Sonar), a dedicated browser (Comet), and enterprise controls that Felo does not publicly match. Full comparison at /tools/perplexity/.

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