Tongyi DeepResearch
Shares rank 3 of 5 research agents by recommenders
Open 30B model that people say matches larger closed models on deep research tasks, though most tested it only on their own tasks.
7 people recommended Tongyi DeepResearch in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
7 of the 7 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Tongyi DeepResearch – open-source 30B MoE Model that rivals OpenAI DeepResearch”.
Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 1 of 12 months
In 1 different thread.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 1 threadNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 7 of its 7 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 6 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong deep research results for its size
“Isnt it huge deal, that this 30B model can compare and surpass huge closed models?”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “Tongyi DeepResearch – open-source 30B MoE Model that rivals OpenAI DeepResearch” “Never seen deep research this good from a model so small.”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “Tongyi DeepResearch – open-source 30B MoE Model that rivals OpenAI DeepResearch” Seen as cool and practical
“This whole series of work is quite cool.”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “Tongyi DeepResearch – open-source 30B MoE Model that rivals OpenAI DeepResearch” “this looks even more cooler/practical”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Tongyi DeepResearch – open-source 30B MoE Model that rivals OpenAI DeepResearch”
Other research agents people recommend
The four most recommended other research agents, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autoresearch by Karpathy | 25 | 9 | 13 | 66% | 6 | — | — |
| Gemini Deep Research | 20 | 3 | 17 | 54% | 8 | — | — |
| Tongyi DeepResearchThis page | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| OpenAI Deep Research | 7 | 5 | 13 | 35% | 6 | — | — |
| Kagi Research | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“These shine when used in a multi-agent setup”
“this looks even more cooler/practical”
“I'm satisfied with its response (for the given tasks; I, obviously, can't say anything how it'll performs on other "research" tasks”
“Never seen deep research this good from a model so small.”
“Isnt it huge deal, that this 30B model can compare and surpass huge closed models?”
“This whole series of work is quite cool.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.