Issue 1

2026-11-11 · Beijing

First pick · Metaso

Metaso

Opens directly

An answer with sources, rather than a string of ad links.

How to finish this job in mainland China

Where to open it. The China site metaso.cn opened. https://metaso.cn/

What it is good for. An answer with sources, rather than a string of ad links.

What it is not. Not the same product as Nami or Quark, and not a small gap inside one product. Use it when the answer needs sources you can check later.

Note

The Metaso page says there are no ads and that results come directly, with entrances for search, research, and files. For something you need to check the basis for later, use it first. Nami is closer to search plus chat. Quark builds the features into a browser. The three are not a small gap inside one product, so this list does not call them too close to call. In October someone wrote about a lecture-video feature. That is not this week’s update.

Price

Search can start for free. Membership or usage counts are whatever the official site shows.

Chinese

Chinese search and a Chinese interface.

In mainland China

Opens directly

The China site metaso.cn opened.

Official site

https://metaso.cn/

Other tools in this scene

  • NamiSearch and chat sit together. It suits looking something up in passing.
  • QuarkSearch, summaries, and files live in the browser. It suits people who already use Quark.