Generate AI market research reports with Perplexity, Claude, Google Trends, and Autype


Important: This workflow uses the [Autype](https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-autype) and [SerpAPI Official](https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-serpapi) community nodes and requires a self-hosted n8n instance.

Submit a simple form with your product name, industry, and description. The workflow automatically researches your market via Google Trends and Google Search (SerpAPI), conducts deep analysis with Perplexity AI (via OpenRouter), writes a structured report with Anthropic Claude (via OpenRouter), and renders a professionally styled PDF using Autype Extended Markdown. No manual competitor input required -- everything is discovered automatically.

Who is this for?

Product managers, startup founders, strategists, and consultants who need quick market research reports for investor decks, board meetings, competitive positioning, or strategic planning. Instead of spending hours compiling data from multiple sources, this workflow automates the entire research-to-PDF pipeline from a single form submission.

Concrete example: A SaaS startup preparing for a Series A fundraise needs a market research report on the document automation space. They fill in their product name and industry, describe their product, and submit the form. In under two minutes they get a polished PDF with current market trends, auto-discovered competitor comparisons, SWOT analysis, and strategic recommendations -- ready to attach to their pitch deck.

What this workflow does

When a user submits the form, the workflow sends parallel requests to Google Trends (12-month interest data) and Google Search (competitor discovery) via SerpAPI, and downloads Autype's extended markdown syntax reference. All data is merged and passed to an AI Research Agent powered by Perplexity Sonar Pro (via OpenRouter) for deep market and competitor analysis with real-time web citations. The research output is then handed to an AI Report Writer (Anthropic Claude via OpenRouter) that writes a structured market research report in Autype Extended Markdown. The markdown is rendered to a styled PDF via Autype's Render from Markdown operation, and the final report is saved to Google Drive.