FutureSearch

What is FutureSearch?

FutureSearch is an AI forecasting service that answers questions about what will happen next. Ask for a probability, a number, a date, or which option wins, and its research agents search the web, read sources, and return a structured answer. It runs in a web app, through an API and Python SDK, or inside Claude.

Top Features:

• Question types: forecast probabilities, numbers, dates, which option wins, or open-ended research.
• Decision forecasts: compare likely outcomes for each option, including doing nothing at all.
• Agent Map: add a researched column to every row of a list or dataset.

Use Cases:

• Strategy planning: estimate when a competitor or market will reach a key milestone.
• Market trading: find prediction market trades where forecasts differ from current prices.
• List enrichment: research hundreds of companies at once and add answers as columns.

Who Can Use FutureSearch?

• Analysts and investors: put numbers on uncertain outcomes before committing money or resources.
• Policy researchers: estimate the effects of proposed rules, such as downtown congestion charges.
• Developers: add forecasts to pipelines through the API, Python SDK, or MCP.

Pricing

• Free ($0): $20 in free credit, ten researchers at a time, and API access.
• Analyst Starter ($20 per month): 15 percent off usage rates and 20 researchers at once.
• Research ($99 per month): 30 percent off usage, 40 researchers at once, and priority support.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Track record: ranks near the top of ForecastBench and Metaculus forecasting benchmarks.
• Pay per question: costs follow the effort level you pick, from cents to dollars.
• AI tool support: connects to Claude, Cursor, Codex, and Gemini CLI through MCP.

Cons:

• Variable costs: token-based billing makes the cost of big jobs hard to predict.
• No certainty: forecasts are probabilities, so they still need human judgement before acting.
• Developer leaning: advanced pipelines need Python 3.12 or an AI coding assistant.

FAQs:

1) What does a forecast cost?

Low-effort forecasts cost about $0.25 to $3, and high-effort ones $2 to $5.

2) Is there a free trial?

Yes, new accounts get $20 in free credit with no card required.

3) Does it work inside Claude?

Yes, an MCP connector works with Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code.

4) What is multi-agent mode?

It sends one question to three to six agents, then merges their findings.

5) What do larger teams pay?

Expert costs $500 monthly for 80 researchers, and enterprise pricing is custom.