Semantic Scholar
semanticscholar.org
#1
Free AI-powered academic search engine indexing 236M+ papers, for researchers wanting semantic literature discovery and an augmented reader.
#Research Assistants#Education Research
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Elicit
elicit.com
#2
Well-adopted AI research assistant for finding papers, summarizing, and extracting data at scale.
#Research Assistants#Education Research
verifiedFreemium · from $10/mo
Scholar AI
scholarai.io
#3
AI research search tool for peer-reviewed papers with citation management, now integrated into Jenni AI's writing workspace.
#Research Assistants#Education Research
verifiedFreemium · from $4.99/mo
txyz.ai
txyz.ai
#4
AI research assistant for reading, searching, and writing about academic papers, built for researchers managing a personal library.
#Research Assistants#Education Research
verifiedFreemium · from $96/mo
bayuegua.com
bayuegua.com
#5
Chinese patent-search platform offering bilingual retrieval and analysis of global patents and technology intelligence.
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verifiedPaid
PaperLens
thepaperlens.com
#6
AI research assistant that answers questions grounded in peer-reviewed papers and organizes findings into summaries.
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verifiedFreemium · from $8/mo
Inquisite
inquisite.ai
#7
AI-powered semantic search over 100M+ research papers that extracts structured attributes and maps relationships across results.
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verifiedFree
Epsilon
epsilon-ai.com
#8
AI research search engine summarizing 200M+ papers with citations; site announces shutdown on April 30, 2026.
#Research Assistants#Education Research
verifiedFreemium
BioSkepsis
bioskepsis.ai
#9
AI life-sciences research assistant: semantic search over 40M+ papers with traceable citations, knowledge-graph retrieval and Zotero import.
#Research Assistants#Education Research
verifiedFreemium
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AI Paper Search tools compared
| Tool | Best for | Free tier | Price | Monthly visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic Scholar | Free AI-powered academic search engine indexing 236M+ papers, for researchers wanting semantic literature discovery and an augmented reader. | Yes | Free | 7.9M |
| Elicit | Well-adopted AI research assistant for finding papers, summarizing, and extracting data at scale. | Yes | $10/mo | 2.1M |
| Scholar AI | AI research search tool for peer-reviewed papers with citation management, now integrated into Jenni AI's writing workspace. | Yes | $4.99/mo | 156K |
| txyz.ai | AI research assistant for reading, searching, and writing about academic papers, built for researchers managing a personal library. | Yes | $96/mo | 110K |
| bayuegua.com | Chinese patent-search platform offering bilingual retrieval and analysis of global patents and technology intelligence. | — | Paid | 8.3K |
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