“We can outperform OpenAI's deep research and every leading model’s deep research quality,” Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told TBPN as he announced Parallel’s new deep research API. Parallel looks to beat the giant general-purpose models at a capability that they are actively trying to perfect themselves. For now, however, the claim is premature.
His company’s launch just attracted $30 million from backers including Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures, and First Round Capital. The appeal is obvious, as deep research has quickly become one of the most valuable applications of AI, moving it towards the kind of multi-step reasoning that businesses, scientists, and investors actually rely on.
The argument makes sense on the surface. Agrawal explained the idea: “We’re buildin
Parallel Says It Can Beat OpenAI at Deep Research
Mukundan Sivaraj
