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# Considerations for Using Sales Account Research

Before you research accounts with generative AI, consider supported functionality, usage, limitations and allowances, limits, and other issues.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with the Agentforce for Sales or Industry add-on license or included in <strong>Agentforce 1 Sales Edition</strong>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Sales Account Research Language and Locale Support

Sales Account Research supports these languages and locales.

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        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d14691e77">Language</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d14691e80">Locale</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d14691e83">Code</th>
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        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">English</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">English (Australia)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>en_AU</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">English (United Kingdom)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>en_GB</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">English (United States)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>en_US</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Arabic (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>ar</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Bulgarian (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>bg</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Catalan (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>ca</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Chinese Simplified (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Chinese (China)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>zh_CN</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Chinese Traditional (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Chinese (Taiwan)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>zh_TW</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Croatian (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>hr</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Czech (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>cs</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Dutch (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>nl</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Danish (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>da</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Estonian (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>et</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Finnish (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>fi</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">French (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">French (Canada)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>fr_CA</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">French (France)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>fr_FR</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">German (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">German (Germany)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>de_DE</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Greek (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>el</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Hebrew (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>iw</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Hindi (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>hi</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Hungarian (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>hu</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Italian (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Italian (Italy)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>it_IT</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Japanese (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Japanese (Japan)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>ja_JA</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Korean (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>ko</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Norwegian (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>no</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Polish (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>pl</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Portuguese (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Portuguese (Brazil)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>pt_BR</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Portuguese (Portugal)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>pt_PT</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Romanian (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>ro</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Spanish (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Spanish (Spain)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>es_ES</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">Spanish (Mexico)</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>es_MX</code></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Language" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e77 ">Swedish (Beta)</td>

            <td data-label="Locale" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e80 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Code" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d14691e83 "><code>sv</code></td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

Account Research stores results in the language of the user who generated it. Users see research results in the language last used for generation. Regenerating the research in a different language also updates the language of the results.

## Account Research Large Language Model Support

Account Research supports these models.

| Model |
| --- |
| GPT-4o |

## Einstein Trust Layer Service Support

Account Research supports the Trust Layer services provided on the Salesforce generative AI platform, as described in [Einstein Trust Layer](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.generative_ai_trust_layer.htm&language=en_US).

 
| Service | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Data Masking | Account Research supports data masking provided by the Einstein Trust Layer. However, Account Research can’t perform research on masked company names. |

Ask your Salesforce admin about which Einstein Trust Layer services are enabled in your Salesforce org and available for Account Research.

## Account Research Region Support

Account Research supports these models for geo-aware request routing.

| Model |
| --- |
| GPT-4o |

## Account Research and Generative AI Usage

Agentforce Usage Types (for Agentforce conversations) and Einstein Requests are metrics for generative AI. The use of generative AI capabilities, in either a production or sandbox environment, consumes Einstein Requests and possibly Data 360 credits. See [Generative AI Billable Usage Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.generative_ai_usage.htm&language=en_US).

## Usage Types Billed by Account Research

   
| Card | Type | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Einstein Requests | Einstein Requests | Usage is calculated based on API calls to the LLM gateway. | See [Generative AI Billable Usage Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.generative_ai_usage.htm&language=en_US). |

## Limitations and Allowances

- Account Research only supports business accounts. You can’t use Account Research on person accounts.
- Account Research isn’t available in Government Cloud.
- You can’t update fields with Account Research results in these situations.
    - When fields aren’t on the page layout
    - When fields aren’t editable by the running user
    - When a custom prompt template maps a research area to the same field as a pre-configured research area
- Map only one prompt template per field when creating custom research areas with Prompt Builder.
- You can store Account Research results in standard fields and in custom fields. When customizing Account Research with Prompt Builder, map research results to these field types.
    - `Text`
    - `Text Area`
    - `Text Area (Encrypted)`
    - `Text Area (Long)`
    - `Text Area (Rich)`

## Other Considerations

- The Agentforce for Sales add-on license or Agentforce 1 Sales Edition is required to access the Account Research feature and related permission sets.
- Running users must have edit access on Account and Account Plan to update fields with research results.

#### See Also

- [About Einstein Generative AI](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.generative_ai_about.htm&language=en_US)
- [Set up Einstein Trust Layer](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.generative_ai_trust_setup.htm&language=en_US)
- [Large Language Model Data Masking](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.generative_ai_mask_data.htm&language=en_US)