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Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates vs DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates adds Valuation Models coverage that DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) skips.

DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) includes Financials, Screeners, News, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Quant, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), Scenario & Stress Tests, Backtesting, and Portfolio categories that Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates omits.

Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates has a free tier, while DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) requires a paid plan.

In depth comparison

Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates logo

Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates

interactive.researchaffiliates.com

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A free interactive platform that publishes Research Affiliates’ capital market expectations each month. You can explore expected returns, correlations, and efficient frontiers across a wide set of asset classes and geographies. Excel downloads are available (though without full time-series) and charts can be exported. All results are model-based, hypothetical, and provided for informational purposes only.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Two expected-return models: one valuation-driven and one based on yield and growth, with the option to blend them.
  • Interactive Portfolio Builder lets you create, save, and analyze custom portfolios.
  • Coverage spans more than 140 assets and model portfolios, available in six base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD). Expectations are refreshed monthly and remain free to access.
  • Country dashboards provide data for 41 equity markets (22 developed, 19 emerging), including GDP trends, CAPE ratios, and inflation views.
  • Correlation view displays a full heat-map matrix of expected cross-asset relationships.

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DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI)

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AI‑powered investment assistant with agent orchestration. Pro focuses on multi‑asset research, strategy/event backtesting, portfolio optimization & risk analysis, factor/ETF studies, macro relationships, SEC filing analysis, and real‑time news/data search. Premium adds compliance traceability and large historical download quotas; Enterprise offers custom data sources, function tool‑calling, and integrations.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Multi‑asset analysis across equities, ETFs, crypto, FX and commodities.
  • Strategy backtesting plus event backtesting around specific announcements.
  • Portfolio optimization (mean‑variance, risk parity, hierarchical) and risk metrics (drawdown, beta, correlation).
  • Advanced stock screening and financial statement breakdowns.
  • Macro analysis (cross‑asset/indicator relationships) and scenario analysis (e.g., rate shocks).

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Where they differ

Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates

Distinct strengths include:

Valuation Models
  • Two expected-return models: one valuation-driven and one based on yield and growth, with the option to blend them.
  • Interactive Portfolio Builder lets you create, save, and analyze custom portfolios.
  • Coverage spans more than 140 assets and model portfolios, available in six base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD). Expectations are refreshed monthly and remain free to access.
  • Country dashboards provide data for 41 equity markets (22 developed, 19 emerging), including GDP trends, CAPE ratios, and inflation views.

DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI)

Distinct strengths include:

FinancialsScreenersNewsRegulatory Filings MonitoringQuantRisk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown)Scenario & Stress TestsBacktesting
  • Multi‑asset analysis across equities, ETFs, crypto, FX and commodities.
  • Strategy backtesting plus event backtesting around specific announcements.
  • Portfolio optimization (mean‑variance, risk parity, hierarchical) and risk metrics (drawdown, beta, correlation).
  • Advanced stock screening and financial statement breakdowns.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeAsset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research AffiliatesDeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI)
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, Correlation

Unique: Valuation Models

Shared: Data Visualizations, Correlation

Unique: Financials, Screeners, News, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Quant, Risk Metrics (VaR/ES/Drawdown), Scenario & Stress Tests, Backtesting, Portfolio

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, Real Estate

Stocks, ETFs, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Two expected-return models: one valuation-driven and one based on yield and growth, with the option to blend them.
  • Interactive Portfolio Builder lets you create, save, and analyze custom portfolios.
  • Coverage spans more than 140 assets and model portfolios, available in six base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD). Expectations are refreshed monthly and remain free to access.
  • Country dashboards provide data for 41 equity markets (22 developed, 19 emerging), including GDP trends, CAPE ratios, and inflation views.
  • Correlation view displays a full heat-map matrix of expected cross-asset relationships.
  • Efficient frontier visualization shows optimal portfolio mixes on a scatter plot.

Unique

  • Multi‑asset analysis across equities, ETFs, crypto, FX and commodities.
  • Strategy backtesting plus event backtesting around specific announcements.
  • Portfolio optimization (mean‑variance, risk parity, hierarchical) and risk metrics (drawdown, beta, correlation).
  • Advanced stock screening and financial statement breakdowns.
  • Macro analysis (cross‑asset/indicator relationships) and scenario analysis (e.g., rate shocks).
  • SEC filings intelligence (search & analysis) and real‑time market news aggregation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates and DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) both support?

Both platforms cover Data Visualizations, and Correlation workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates offers a free entry point, while DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates and DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI)?

Both Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates and DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Asset Allocation Interactive (AAI) — Research Affiliates differentiates itself with Two expected-return models: one valuation-driven and one based on yield and growth, with the option to blend them., Interactive Portfolio Builder lets you create, save, and analyze custom portfolios., and Coverage spans more than 140 assets and model portfolios, available in six base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD). Expectations are refreshed monthly and remain free to access., whereas DeepVest (formerly Benjamin AI) stands out for Multi‑asset analysis across equities, ETFs, crypto, FX and commodities., Strategy backtesting plus event backtesting around specific announcements., and Portfolio optimization (mean‑variance, risk parity, hierarchical) and risk metrics (drawdown, beta, correlation)..

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