Kosmos by Edison Scientific
Overview
An AI scientist agent from Edison Scientific, a commercial spinout of FutureHouse. A run reads large amounts of literature, executes analysis code and produces cited reports.
Kosmos was downloaded 13.5K times from PyPI in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 10.2% on the week before and up 48.1% over the last 30 days compared with the 30 before. It was mentioned in 1 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Kosmos usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: kosmos.csv
Install Kosmos
| PyPI | pip install edison-client |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Edison Scientific |
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| Type | AI scientist (autonomous research runs) |
| First released | November 2025 |
| License | — |
Pricing
Free plan with 10 credits a month. Founding Kosmos is $200/month for 650 credits; a Kosmos run was announced at 200 credits. Enterprise custom.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 6, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Kosmos alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 |
ConsensusConsensus |
43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 73 |
BettaFish666ghj (community project) |
43 | — | — | — | — | 42.3K+8/day | 3.0.09mo ago | Free (OSS) | — | |
| 97 |
SciSpace AgentPubGenius Inc. |
37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 102 |
ElicitElicit |
36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Free + $49/mo | — | |
| 141 |
GPT ResearcherAssaf Elovic and contributors |
28 | 13.1K | up 42.4% | down 41.5% | — | 29.9K+28/day | 3.7.010d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| 199 |
STORMStanford OVAL |
14 | 329 | up 21.0% | down 50.5% | — | 31.6K+9/day | 1.1.020mo ago | Free (OSS) | ||
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Head to head: Kosmos vs Consensus · Kosmos vs Elicit · Kosmos vs GPT Researcher · Kosmos vs SciSpace Agent
Kosmos FAQ
How much does Kosmos cost?
Free plan with 10 credits a month. Founding Kosmos is $200/month for 650 credits; a Kosmos run was announced at 200 credits. Enterprise custom.
Is Kosmos open source?
No. Kosmos is a proprietary product from Edison Scientific.
How popular is Kosmos?
Kosmos was downloaded 13.5K times from PyPI in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, up 10.2% on the week before and up 48.1% over the last 30 days compared with the 30 before. It was mentioned in 1 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
What are the alternatives to Kosmos?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are Consensus, BettaFish, SciSpace Agent, Elicit.
Where these numbers come from
PyPI: edison-client. Site rank: edisonscientific.com on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: edisonscientific.com, pypi.org.