# Tongyi DeepResearch

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/tongyi-deepresearch/

7 people recommended Tongyi DeepResearch in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

7 of the 7 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Tongyi DeepResearch – open-source 30B MoE Model that rivals OpenAI DeepResearch”.

**Verdict:** Open 30B model that people say matches larger closed models on deep research tasks, though most tested it only on their own tasks.

Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong deep research results for its size (2 comments in the sample): "Isnt it huge deal, that this 30B model can compare and surpass huge closed models?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45792083)) "Never seen deep research this good from a model so small." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45793855))
- Seen as cool and practical (2 comments in the sample): "This whole series of work is quite cool." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45790963)) "this looks even more cooler/practical" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45795556))

## Other research agents people recommend

- [Autoresearch by Karpathy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/autoresearch/): 25 recommend, 9 mixed, 13 criticize
- [Gemini Deep Research](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gemini-deep-research/): 20 recommend, 3 mixed, 17 criticize
- [OpenAI Deep Research](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openai-deep-research/): 7 recommend, 5 mixed, 13 criticize
- [Kagi Research](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kagi-research/): 6 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tongyi DeepResearch", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tongyi-deepresearch/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.