Metaso (秘塔AI搜索) : China's ad-free AI search engine that distills the web into cited, structured answers.

Metaso, a Shanghai-built AI search engine, answers questions straight from source material. Like Perplexity for a mainland audience, it merges web pages, academic papers and podcasts into cited responses with no ads.

Ask in plain language and pick quick, in-depth or academic modes; results can turn into outlines or mind maps, each point linked to the page it came from.

Academic search spans millions of journals, and a free Deep Research function drafts longer reports through multi-round reasoning.

Does Metaso filter search results?

Metaso operates under Chinese internet regulations. It filters politically sensitive content and applies China's content restrictions to search results. This is standard for all Chinese search engines and AI search tools.

How does Metaso compare to Perplexity?

Metaso provides AI-generated answers with cited sources, similar to Perplexity. It excels at Chinese-language queries and has better coverage of Chinese websites and databases. English search quality is decent but not as comprehensive as Perplexity.

Can I use Metaso from the US?

Metaso (metaso.cn) is accessible globally but the interface is Chinese-only. It requires a Chinese phone number for some features. It is an AI-native search engine similar to Perplexity but focused on Chinese-language queries and sources.