AI forecasting tools
Status as of Oct 14, 2026.
FutureSearchfree tierPeople who want AI forecasts on questions, with sources, to compare against market prices.FutureSearch runs forecasting and research agents on any question. It starts with $20 of free credit, no card needed, and paid plans are $20, $99 or $500 a month. High-effort forecasts cost $2–5 per question and low-effort ones $0.25–3, and it connects to Claude through MCP. Lightning Rod's Foresight is the runner-up, for developers only. It's an API at $6 per 1M output tokens, and it ranks on ForecastBench. Metaculus is the free pick: its FAQ lists no fee to forecast. FutureSearch's $20 of free credit is the alternative if you want an AI agent. None of these tells you what to trade. A 2026 study found chatbots didn't beat the market, and on ForecastBench top AI systems are statistically tied with superforecasters.Visit 
Lightning Rod (Foresight)paidDevelopers who want calibrated probability forecasts through an API.Our runner-up for AI forecasting, for developers who want an API.Visit FutureSearchfuturesearch.aiFutureSearch runs forecasting and research agents on any question. It starts with $20 of free credit, no card needed, and paid plans are $20, $99 or $500 a month. High-effort forecasts cost $2–5 per question and low-effort ones $0.25–3, and it connects to Claude through MCP. Lightning Rod's Foresight is the runner-up, for developers only. It's an API at $6 per 1M output tokens, and it ranks on ForecastBench. Metaculus is the free pick: its FAQ lists no fee to forecast. FutureSearch's $20 of free credit is the alternative if you want an AI agent. None of these tells you what to trade. A 2026 study found chatbots didn't beat the market, and on ForecastBench top AI systems are statistically tied with superforecasters.
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Lightning Rod (Foresight)lightningrod.aiDeveloper API that returns calibrated probabilities (Foresight models).
Metaculus has no fee to forecast. Alternative: FutureSearch starts with $20 of free credit, no card needed.
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