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OriginBrief is a continuous monitoring research tool that scans primary sources—including academic journals, regulatory bodies like the SEC and FDA, government filings, and research preprints—and delivers weekly key-point reports on 2-5 themes you choose. Unlike most news aggregators that drown you in SEO-optimized noise and duplicate coverage, OriginBrief focuses on extracting only what actually changed since the last check, providing categorized updates like new, updated, or removed information.

OriginBrief is built for researchers tracking specific regulatory or scientific developments, analysts building a knowledge base before mainstream coverage catches up, digital PR professionals catching newsjacking windows ahead of competitors, and solo operators who want signal instead of endless scrolling. It is ideal for anyone who needs to monitor narrow, high-value themes from authoritative primary sources without wading through generic news feeds.

OriginBrief offers a 7-day free trial so you can test the service before committing. After the trial, paid plans start at $33 per month for the Starter tier, which includes 2 themes with 5 sources each, or $65 per month for the Pro tier, which covers 5 themes with 15 sources each. There is no permanent free tier, but the trial gives you full access to evaluate the tool.

The core features include AI-powered continuous monitoring of primary sources with diff detection against prior states, weekly report delivery with summarized key points, and categorized changes labeled as new, updated, or removed. Users can define custom themes like AI regulation in the EU or FDA drug approvals, and OriginBrief suggests relevant primary sources or lets you specify your own. Each report includes direct source links back to the original documents for verification.