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AI research assistant for reading, writing, and reviewing papers
AI Research AssistantLiterature ReviewAcademic Writing
SciSpace is an AI platform built for academic research. Its AI Agent can chat with a PDF to explain equations and jargon in plain language, run literature reviews and systematic reviews across millions of papers, extract data from documents, and help with writing, paraphrasing, and citations — used by over 9 million researchers.
- Best for
- Students, academics, and R&D teams who need to read, understand, and synthesize scientific papers faster, and produce literature reviews or research writing with proper citations.
- Pricing
- Free to sign up. Paid plans from $12/mo (Premium, billed annually, 1,200 credits/mo) to $160/mo (Max, billed annually, 40,000 credits/mo); custom Enterprise plans available.
Core features
- • AI Agent chat with any PDF to explain and simplify content
- • Literature Review and Systematic Research (SLR) across millions of papers
- • AI Writer, Paraphraser, and Citation Generator for research writing
- • Extract Data from papers into structured formats
- • AI Detector for checking AI-generated text
- • Biomedical Agent for pharma/biotech-specific research
- • Chrome extension and mobile app
- • API access for integrating into other workflows
Use cases
- 1. Understanding a dense research paper's methods and equations quickly
- 2. Running a literature review or systematic review across a research question
- 3. Extracting structured data from a batch of papers
- 4. Writing and citing a research paper with AI assistance
- 5. R&D teams doing biomedical or pharma-specific literature research
How to use
Upload a paper or paste a topic to search, then chat with the AI Agent to get explanations, run a literature review, or extract data. Use the built-in AI Writer, Paraphraser, and Citation Generator when drafting your own paper, and check AI Detector before submitting.
Pricing plans
Premium
$12/mo (billed annually)
- • 1,200 monthly credits
- • Pro Model Access, unlimited file downloads
- • Deep Research & Systematic Research (SLR)
- • Up to 4 parallel agent chats
- • Unlimited literature reviews, Chat with PDF, and AI detections
Advanced
$70/mo (billed annually)
- • 10,000 monthly credits (10x Premium)
- • Everything in Premium
- • Pro & Expert Model Access
- • Generate Verified Report
- • Up to 8 parallel agent chats
Max
$160/mo (billed annually)
- • 40,000 monthly credits
- • Everything in Advanced
- • Up to 16 parallel agent chats
- • Priority support & early feature access
FAQ
Is SciSpace free?
Yes, you can sign up and use SciSpace for free with limited usage; paid plans start at $12/mo (billed annually) for more credits and full access to Deep Research and Systematic Review.
Can SciSpace summarize or explain a PDF for me?
Yes — its Chat with PDF / AI Agent lets you highlight or ask about any part of a paper and get a plain-language explanation, including equations and methodology.
Can I run a full literature review with SciSpace?
Yes, Literature Review and Systematic Research (SLR) tools search and synthesize across millions of papers, with unlimited literature reviews on all paid plans.
Where it holds up
- Chat with PDF explains equations, methods, and jargon in plain language inside the paper itself
- Runs literature reviews and systematic reviews (SLR) across millions of papers automatically
- Bundles paraphrasing, citation generation, data extraction, and AI detection for research writing
- Free to sign up and start using before committing to a paid plan
- Trusted at scale — 9.6 million+ researchers, used by pharma/biotech R&D teams too
Where it falls short
- Deeper features (Deep Research, Systematic Review, higher usage) are gated behind paid credits
- Credit-based usage means heavy users will burn through the Premium tier's 1,200 credits quickly
- Advanced/Max pricing ($70-$160/mo) is steep for individual students
