Metaso

What it does

Metaso reads the question, searches a curated index plus the open web, and returns a written answer with numbered citations you can click. It can also build a mind map or a slide outline from the same result set, which is the part most search tools skip.

Its strength is Chinese-language sources: policy documents, industry reports and academic papers that English-first tools index badly or not at all. English queries work, but the citation depth drops.

Standout features

• Answers with numbered, clickable citations
• Chinese academic and policy source coverage
• Mind map and outline export from one query
• Deep-research mode for multi-step questions

Main job: Get a cited answer from Chinese-language sources without opening twenty tabs.

Best for

Sourcing Chinese regulation, market reports and papers, then exporting the structure.

Getting started

Ask one narrow question, open three of the cited sources, and check that the sentence in the answer actually appears there. Then use the mind-map export to see what the tool thinks the structure of the topic is.

Watch out for

Watch out: the summary is a reading aid, not a source. If a number matters commercially, cite the original document — several answers blend a 2023 figure with a 2026 one without flagging the gap.