The honest version, up front
If you screen stocks at a desk and live in a dense grid of filters, Finviz is the benchmark and we are not going to pretend otherwise. Its Elite tier gives you real-time data, a deep filter set and the famous market heatmap — for fast, power-user desktop scanning, it is genuinely best-in-class.
AI Investing is a different thing on purpose: an AI-native screener and analysis app built for your phone. You ask in plain language, in English or Spanish, and the analysis is grounded in market data fetched per query and shown with its source — organized around watchlists and a daily outlook, not a spreadsheet you configure.
What Finviz is genuinely best at
Finviz earned its reputation. The screener is fast and dense: dozens of technical and fundamental filters in one grid, plus the market map that lets you read the whole market at a glance. On the Elite tier you get real-time data, intraday charts, backtesting and alerts — a serious desktop toolkit at a fair price.
If that is your workflow — many columns, many filters, a big screen — Finviz is hard to beat, and AI Investing is not trying to replace it. For an AI-native desktop research workspace, the closest sibling is Cala Terminal, A2Group’s power-user desktop app built on the same source-backed engine as AI Investing.
The screener benchmark
A deep filter grid with dozens of technical and fundamental criteria, built for fast desktop scanning.
The market map
The well-known full-market heatmap — read sectors and movers at a glance on a big screen.
Where AI Investing fits
Two structural differences, stated plainly. First, it is mobile and AI-native: Finviz has no official mobile app as of 2026, so on your phone you are using its desktop-oriented website. AI Investing is a native iOS and Android app where you screen and analyze by asking in plain language.
Second, it is bilingual and LATAM-aware. AI Investing speaks English and Spanish and covers IBEX, Bovespa and Euronext symbols for Spain and Latin America — markets a US-focused, English-only screener does not prioritize. And its market data is fetched per query from dedicated market tools and shown with its source, rather than read off a static table.
Screen from your phone
A native iOS and Android app — ask in plain language instead of configuring a desktop grid.
Bilingual & LATAM-aware
EN/ES with IBEX, Bovespa and Euronext symbols for Spain and Latin America.
Data shown with its source
Numbers are fetched per query from dedicated market tools and shown with their source, not guessed.
The free tier and data question
Finviz has a genuinely useful free tier, and that is a real advantage for an occasional screen. The trade-offs are that it is ad-supported, built for the desktop, and its free data can be delayed — real-time quotes, intraday charts and alerts sit behind Elite.
AI Investing is a paid mobile app, and its data is fetched per query and shown with its source so you can see where a number comes from. Neither tool is a crystal ball: both are for understanding market context, and AI Investing keeps an informational-only disclaimer on every analysis.
Which should you use?
Pick by the job, and plenty of people use more than one. Treat either tool’s output as context, not instructions.
Choose Finviz
Deep, filter-heavy screening and the market map at a desk — Elite for real-time power use.
Choose AI Investing
A fast, conversational screener and analysis workflow on your phone, in English or Spanish, with data shown with its source.
Consider Cala Terminal
If you want AI-native research on a desktop, A2Group’s Cala Terminal runs the same source-backed engine in a multi-window workspace.
FAQ
Does Finviz have a mobile app?
As of 2026, Finviz has no official mobile app — on a phone you are using its desktop-oriented website. AI Investing is a native iOS and Android app built for screening and analysis on your phone in English or Spanish.
Is Finviz free, and is its data real-time?
Finviz has a useful free, ad-supported tier, but it is desktop-oriented and its free data can be delayed. Real-time quotes, intraday charts, backtesting and alerts are part of the paid Finviz Elite tier (around $40/month).
Is there a free AI stock screener?
AI Investing is an AI-native screener and analysis app you can try, with a paid plan around $9.99/month for full features. It screens conversationally — you ask in plain language — and its market data is fetched per query and shown with its source. Finviz also offers a free screener tier, though it is desktop-oriented and not AI-native.
Finviz vs AI Investing — which is better for screening stocks?
For deep, filter-heavy screening at a desk, Finviz — especially Elite — is best-in-class, with its dense filter grid and market map. For a fast, conversational screener and analysis workflow on your phone, in English or Spanish, AI Investing is built for that job. Many people use both.
Does AI Investing have a stock screener like Finviz?
AI Investing screens conversationally — you describe what you are looking for in plain language rather than configuring a 70-column grid. For an exhaustive desktop filter grid and the market map, Finviz Elite is stronger; for AI-native desktop research, A2Group’s Cala Terminal runs the same source-backed engine.
Does AI Investing give buy or sell signals?
No. AI Investing provides informational analysis to help you understand market context. It is not a signal service and does not provide personalized investment advice.
Get market context grounded in live data.
AI Investing analyzes stocks, ETFs and crypto with daily outlooks, watchlists and AI-summarized news. Informational only — not investment advice.
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