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Roundup · AI stock screeners Updated
The Best AI Stock Screeners in 2026: 6 Compared, 1 Recorded Test
By Daniel Mirkin · Updated · Prices checked · 10 min read
The short answer: An AI stock screener should do two things: build the screen from your words, and run it on the whole market, live. Our pick is Trade Ideas: the AI Assistant turns a sentence into a live Top List of every US stock, and Holly AI Signals (TI Premium) add trades with an entry and a stop. For AI help inside a charting site, TradingView; for a daily AI score per stock, Danelfin.
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Same request, two AI screeners. Recorded August 12, 2026, no cuts. See the test ↓
The ranking: Trade Ideas for AI that builds live screens of the whole market. TradingView for AI screener requests next to its charts. TrendSpider for an AI assistant that runs scans on its platform. Danelfin for a daily AI score per stock. ChartingLens for a low-cost AI screener. AltIndex for AI picks from alternative data.
An AI Score with its top signals explained, refreshed daily
Plus $22/mo billed annually
Four tests
What AI actually adds to a stock screener
It builds the screen from your words. No hunting through filter menus.
It screens the whole market. Every stock you could trade, not a sample.
It stays live. A screen that keeps updating beats a one-time list.
It ranks or signals. A score, or a trade with levels, that you can test first.
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Recorded test
Same request, two AI screeners
Key point
On August 12, 2026, during market hours, we asked the Trade Ideas AI Assistant and TrendSpider's Sidekick for the day's top gainers, recorded in one take with no cuts. The AI Assistant opened a live Top List of the whole market in under 6 seconds, led by BOXL up 168.0%. Sidekick asked which universe we meant, then ranked 21 S&P 500 names, led by Akamai at +5.25%.
Full recording, 1:33, no cuts. One test, one day; the full write-up and fairness note are on Trade Ideas vs TrendSpider.
At a glance
AI stock screeners, side by side
AI stock screeners compared, from each company's own site, October 28–29, 2026.
"Not listed" means we didn't find it on the company's own pages.
The list
The 6 best AI stock screeners in 2026
1. Trade Ideas: best AI stock screener for live screens of the whole market
Type or dictate what you want, such as "gap-up stocks over $5 with relative volume above 3", and the AI Assistant builds a live Top List across every US stock. Top Lists re-check which stocks qualify every 15 seconds while the rankings and data update in real time.
Key point
Three kinds of AI in one screener. The AI Assistant builds the screen. SCoRE rates stock quality live from 30 to 100. Holly AI Signals (TI Premium) hand you trades during the session with an entry and a stop.
Room to grow: 249 filters with a min and max, including RSI, Bollinger Bands and moving averages; the Formula Editor for your own formulas; and OddsMaker to test a screen on history (TI Premium).
Price: TI Standard $127 a month or $1,068 a year (AI Assistant included); TI Premium $254 a month or $2,136 a year (adds Holly AI Signals). A free account opens the web dashboards on delayed data.
Trader tip
Worth knowing: the AI Assistant runs in TI Pro on Windows (a Mac through Parallels); the Web Dashboard runs Top Lists in any browser. Trade Ideas covers US-listed stocks.
Best for: active traders who want AI to build and run screens on the live market.
2. TradingView: best AI screener help next to your charts
TradingView's AI turns a request into screener settings across its 500+ fields.
Free AI
Its pricing page lists preset AI screener requests on the free Basic plan.
Price
Essential $12.95 a month billed annually with 100 AI requests; Plus 150, Premium 250, Ultimate 500. TradingView calls it a beta.
AltIndex turns alternative data into AI stock picks, with a screener and AI chat.
What the AI does
Top 25 AI picks on Starter, all 200 on Pro, updated daily; AI chat.
Price
Starter $29 a month or $199 a year; Pro $99 a month.
Best for: investors who follow alternative data.
Method
How we checked
Vendor sources only, read October 28–29, 2026; ChartingLens from its own published roundup (October 7, 2026).
"Not listed" is literal. We didn't find it on those pages.
Order. Trade Ideas is first because its AI builds live screens of the whole market, which is the job we built it for.
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Sources: trade-ideas.com/pricing; tradingview.com/pricing; trendspider.com/pricing and help.trendspider.com Scanner FAQ; danelfin.com/pricing; chartinglens.com/blog/best-stock-scanners-2026; altindex.com/pricing. Prices change; check each site before you subscribe.
FAQ
AI stock screeners: FAQ
What is the best AI stock screener?
For AI that builds live screens of the whole US market, our pick is Trade Ideas: the AI Assistant turns a sentence into a live Top List, and Holly AI Signals add trades with an entry and a stop on TI Premium. For AI help in a charting site, TradingView; for a daily AI score, Danelfin. We make Trade Ideas, so try them yourself.
Can AI build a stock screen for me?
Yes. The Trade Ideas AI Assistant builds a live Top List or alert window from what you type or dictate, and TradingView offers AI screener requests.
Is there a free AI stock screener?
Yes, with limits. See our best free stock screeners with AI: TradingView lists free AI presets, Danelfin a few free AI scores a month, and Trade Ideas a free Holly AI trade idea by email every week.
Does an AI stock screener update in real time?
Not all do. Trade Ideas Top Lists re-check every 15 seconds while their data updates in real time. TrendSpider's Scanner FAQ says its scanner does not auto-refresh, and score-based tools like Danelfin update daily.
Can AI predict which stocks will go up?
No tool predicts every move. Use AI to find and rank candidates, then test and manage risk. Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
