Genspark (genspark.ai) is an all-in-one AI agent workspace run by MainFunc Inc. of Palo Alto, California: you describe the outcome you want in a single prompt box, and the platform orchestrates more than 70 frontier AI models plus its own tools to deliver finished work — slide decks, spreadsheets, documents, web apps, images and videos, meeting notes, and even real phone calls placed on your behalf — rather than drafts or a list of links. It launched in June 2024 as an AI search engine whose custom result pages were called Sparkpages, pivoted entirely to an agent product (Super Agent) in April 2025, crossed 100Minannualrecurringrevenue(company−reported)ninemonthslater,andreacheda100M in annual recurring revenue (company-reported) nine months later, and reached a2.6 billion valuation in June 2026 — one of the fastest growth trajectories in the general-purpose AI agent category. Its verifiable difference from most "chat assistant" products: it doesn't sell a model, it bundles many vendors' models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others) and multimodal tools into one credit-metered subscription whose deliverables span office work, software building, and content creation.

At a glance

  • URL: https://www.genspark.ai
  • Type: All-in-one AI agent workspace (Super Agent + office suite + build suite + content creation suite)
  • Cost: Free at 0(100dailycredits);Plusfrom10,000credits/month,Profrom125,000credits/month(pertheofficialhelpcenter,asof2026−09−17);third−partysnapshotsfromAugust2026listPlusat0 (100 daily credits); Plus from 10,000 credits/month, Pro from 125,000 credits/month (per the official help center, as of 2026-09-17); third-party snapshots from August 2026 list Plus at24.99/month and Pro at 249.99/month,withannualbillingaround20249.99/month, with annual billing around 20% off; Team at30/seat/month; Enterprise is custom — see "Pricing and accounts" below
  • Account required: Browsing the site and help center needs no account; using the product requires sign-up (Google, Microsoft, Apple, or email; SSO for Team/Enterprise). Users must be 18+ or have a guardian's permission, per the Terms of Service
  • Interface language: 19 localized versions, including Simplified Chinese (/zh-cn) and Traditional Chinese (/zh-tw)
  • Launched: June 2024 (AI search); April 2025 (Super Agent pivot)

Background

Genspark is operated by MainFunc Inc. (its Terms also list the wholly owned subsidiary Genspark Inc.), founded in late 2023 with an early team of about 20 split between Palo Alto and Singapore (Reuters, Jun 2024). The core founders:

  • Eric Jing (CEO): formerly a development manager on Microsoft's Bing team and chief product manager in Baidu's core search and AI divisions; in 2020 he partnered with Kay Zhu to build Xiaodu, an Amazon Echo-like smart hardware business, where he was CEO until October 2023 (TechCrunch, Jun 2024).
  • Kay Zhu (CTO): a search-focused engineer, formerly at Google and Baidu, and CTO of Xiaodu (same source; credited as "CTO and Co-founder" in OpenAI's case study).
  • Wen Sang (co-founder): confirmed the Series B as a co-founder in a Bloomberg Television interview in November 2025 (Bloomberg).

The company's pivot and growth rate are why it keeps making headlines. Key milestones, all from official announcements or first-hand reporting:

  • June 18, 2024: Public launch as an AI search engine — instead of a list of links, specialized AI agents generated a custom "Sparkpage" for each query. The same day brought news of a 60MseedroundledbySingapore−basedLanchiVentures(formerlyBlueRunVenturesChina)ata60M seed round led by Singapore-based Lanchi Ventures (formerly BlueRun Ventures China) at a260M post-money valuation, with no revenue yet (Reuters, TechCrunch).
  • February 2025: 100MSeriesAata100M Series A at a530M valuation; over 2 million monthly users at the time (Reuters).
  • April 2025: Abandoned search and launched Super Agent; it reached $36M ARR within 45 days with a 20-person team and zero paid marketing (OpenAI case study).
  • November 20, 2025: 275MSeriesBata275M Series B at a1.25B post-money valuation led by Emergence Capital, with SBI Investment, LG Technology Ventures, Temasek's Pavilion Capital, UpHonest, and others; the same announcement launched the AI Workspace and Genspark for Business (official release).
  • January 28, 2026: ARR crossed 100MninemonthsaftertheSuperAgentlaunch;SeriesBtoppedupto100M nine months after the Super Agent launch; Series B topped up to300M; AI Workspace 2.0 shipped (Speakly voice dictation, AI Inbox 2.0, and more) alongside an expansion into Japan (official release).
  • February 8, 2026: Aired a Super Bowl LX ad starring Matthew Broderick — "let AI work and take Monday off" — with an AI-generated script produced in a single day (Adweek).
  • March 12, 2026: Launched the "AI employee" Genspark Claw and AI Workspace 3.0; annual run rate passed 200Minelevenmonths;SeriesBextendedto200M in eleven months; Series B extended to385M at roughly a $1.6B valuation (official release).
  • June 17, 2026: A further 100MSeriesBextensionata100M Series B extension at a2.6B post-money valuation, bringing the Series B to 485Mandtotalfundingto485M and total funding to645M; ARR went from 0to0 to250M within twelve months; more than 6,000 business customers; Jamison Powell (formerly monday.com's North America GM) joined as CRO (official release).

As of 2026-09-17, the homepage brands the product "Genspark AI Workspace 6.0," and the company blog announced in September 2026 an AI browser with an Autopilot mode and an MCP store (official blog).

The Genspark homepage: "Genspark AI Workspace 6.0" with an "Ask anything, create anything" prompt box

The homepage is the product in miniature: a single prompt box dominates the page, with product entry points grouped below it into AI Team, Office Suite, Build Suite, Content Creation, and Tools.

The product matrix: a full bundle behind one prompt box

As of 2026-09-17, the site's "All Agents" page lists the current lineup (direct observation; the image shows the top of the page):

Genspark's "All Agents" page: the AI Team, Second Brain, and Office Suite sections

  • AI Team: GenTeam (a workspace where teammates and their AI agents work side by side) and Claw (a "private 24/7 AI employee" running on a dedicated per-user Genspark Cloud Computer, which the company describes as privacy-by-isolation; tasks can be assigned from WhatsApp, Telegram, Teams, or Slack; requires a separate Cloud Computer subscription).
  • Second Brain: Second Brain (a memory system connecting everything you use) and SecondBrain Note (a card-thin AI voice recorder — 2.95 mm thick, 26 g, $179, with 300 free transcription minutes per month, per TechCrunch, Mar 2026).
  • Office Suite: AI Slides, AI Sheets, AI Docs, and the GenMail email client, plus a Google Workspace plugin and Microsoft 365 plugins for PowerPoint, Excel, and Word — the plugins are listed on Microsoft Marketplace and Google Cloud Marketplace.
  • Build Suite: Design / Prototype (UI prototypes, posters, animations), Code (end-to-end apps and websites), and Dashboards & CRM (matching AgentBase, launched June 2026, which builds AI-native CRMs, HR systems, inventory trackers, and similar internal systems from a company's own data).
  • Content Creation: AI Chat (Mixture-of-Agents reasoning), AI Image, AI Video, AI Music, AI Audio, Clip Genius (highlight reels), and AI Pods (podcasts).
  • Tools: AI Meeting Notes, Deep Research, Fact Check, Call For Me (real phone calls placed by AI, built on OpenAI's Realtime API — it went viral in Japan for handling resignation calls, per OpenAI's case study), Translation (100+ languages), and Download For Me (fetching files, papers, and videos from links).
  • Other entry points: Speakly (voice dictation for Mac/Windows/iOS/Android), GenClipboard, GenTerminal, Workflows (automation connectors for roughly 20 apps), and a Chrome extension; the platform covers Web, iOS, and Android.

Technically, the company says it "orchestrates 70+ state-of-the-art AI models" (Business Wire); OpenAI's case study notes that at the Super Agent launch the system combined nine specialized LLMs with more than 80 integrated tools, assigning each task dynamically. Model vendors named across the terms and help center include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, and Kimi.

Pricing and accounts

Genspark meters usage in credits, with separate individual and team tracks (per the official Membership Plans help page and business page, as of 2026-09-17):

Genspark's help center "Membership Plans" page: the Free / Plus / Pro overview and Plus benefits

Plan Price Monthly credits Key differences
Free $0 100 per day Basic access; some agents and models restricted
Plus Not listed on public official pages; third-party Aug 2026 snapshots say 24.99/month( 24.99/month (~19.99 annual) From 10,000 (higher tiers selectable) 50 GB AI Drive; unlimited AI Chat and AI Image at zero credits; unlimited Speakly dictation; commercial use of generated content
Pro Third-party snapshot: 249.99/month( 249.99/month (~199.99 annual) From 125,000 1 TB AI Drive; exclusive high-end image models such as Nano Banana Pro (4K)
Team $30/seat/month (official business page) 12,000 per seat 2–150 seats; 60 GB per seat; central admin, SSO/SAML, usage analytics
Enterprise Custom Custom Zero-data-retention and zero-training commitments; SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified (ISO 42001 and GDPR compliance in progress)

Details worth understanding: credits form a single balance shared across products — chat and image generation are unlimited on paid tiers (subject to session-based rate limits), while heavy tasks like video generation and phone calls keep burning credits. The help center marks current benefits as "guaranteed until December 31, 2026," after which the latest terms apply. Annual billing is roughly 20% off; web subscriptions run through Stripe, while iOS/Android use in-app purchase and are managed separately from web subscriptions. Refund windows vary by region: 14 days for the EU/UK/Türkiye, 7 days for Korea, and 24 hours (monthly) or 72 hours (annual) elsewhere. The Cloud Computer required by Claw is a separate subscription (Lite/Standard/Powerful, 2–4 vCPU and 4–16 GB RAM), and cancelling it reclaims the machine and permanently erases its data. Note that the official pricing page (genspark.ai/pricing) redirected logged-out visitors to the sign-in page when checked on 2026-09-17 — which is why the Plus/Pro dollar figures above cite third-party snapshots.

Terms and data policy highlights

  • Contracting entity: MainFunc Inc. and its subsidiaries (including Genspark Inc.); governed by California law, with disputes going to AAA arbitration in an individual capacity only, and liability capped at the greater of $100 or the fees paid in the past twelve months (Terms of Service, updated 2026-04-02).
  • Content ownership: Users keep ownership of their content but grant the platform a broad license to operate, promote, and improve the service; generated content is provided "as is," the company explicitly disclaims its accuracy, and users bear responsibility for reviewing and using AI output. Commercial use is currently a paid-tier benefit (the terms note it may be limited to paid plans in the future).
  • Enterprise data commitments: The business page states a Zero Training policy (customer data is never used for training) and Zero Data Retention, and documents SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications.
  • Regional restrictions: The terms include a geoblocking clause allowing functionality and content to be restricted by region for legal, compliance, or business reasons.

Where it fits

  • Consultants, marketers, and operations teams: hand the whole "research → draft → format" chain to agents and get boardroom-ready decks, financial models, and analysis reports; the company's published case study with Japanese ad agency ADK claims an ~80% reduction in data-analysis and document workloads.
  • Small businesses replacing some SaaS: AgentBase builds CRMs, HR systems, and inventory tools from a company's own data — the official pitch is replacing subscription stacks that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
  • Cross-language and multinational teams: the interface ships in 19 languages including Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and the translation tool covers 100+ languages.
  • Personal errands: Call For Me handles reservation and rescheduling calls; Download For Me fetches papers and videos.
  • Mobile dictation and meeting capture: Speakly plus the SecondBrain Note hardware cover offline meeting scenarios.

Limitations

  • Opaque, polarized credit burn: chat and images are unlimited on paid tiers, but heavy tasks like video and phone calls drain credits quickly; third-party testing suggests unit costs can differ by an order of magnitude between task types (DailyFix, Aug 2026, a third-party opinion). Running out means upgrading or topping up.
  • Plus/Pro prices aren't publicly posted: the pricing page requires sign-in (observed 2026-09-17); public official pages list only credit tiers and benefits, so the dollar figures here come from third-party snapshots.
  • Growth numbers are self-reported: ARR and annual run rate are annualized operating figures, not audited revenue, and "unlimited" usage carries session-based rate limits.
  • No accuracy guarantee on AI output: the terms provide generated content as-is and put responsibility on the user; back in 2024, TechCrunch's testing of the original search product surfaced problematic results (including weapon recommendations), and Sparkpages could then be edited by anyone with no reporting channel — agent-produced deliverables need the same human review.
  • Cloud Computer data risk: cancelling the subscription reclaims the instance and permanently erases its data — back up first.
  • Platform-favorable terms: mandatory arbitration, no class actions, a low liability cap, and a reserved right to restrict service by region.

Alternatives

  • Manus: the closest general-purpose AI agent rival, also focused on finished deliverables; acquired by Meta in late 2025.
  • ChatGPT / Claude: agent modes in general assistants cover similar multi-step tasks, but without Genspark's dedicated office suite and phone-call capabilities.
  • Perplexity: the reference point for AI search — the category Genspark originally competed in before its pivot.
  • Gamma: a single-purpose AI presentation tool comparable to the strongest single piece of Genspark's office suite.

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