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Citation-backed AI academic writing assistant for essays, papers, and theses
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Yomu AI is an academic writing assistant for essays, research papers, literature reviews, and theses. Its document assistant drafts whole sections and gives feedback, an AI autocomplete finishes sentences and paragraphs, and editing tools paraphrase, expand, shorten, summarize, and turn bullet points into text. A citation tool powered by Sourcely finds and formats sources in 700+ citation styles, and you can save sources to a personal library and reuse them across documents. It also includes a plagiarism and originality checker, chat with PDFs and images, academic and web search, and free helpers such as an essay outline generator, essay grader, thesis statement generator, and academic tone humanizer.
- Best for
- Students, graduate researchers, and academics who want help drafting, editing, and citing essays, papers, and theses, with sources they can trace.
- Pricing
- The vendor says you can try it free with no credit card. Paid plans billed yearly: Pro $10/mo ($120/yr) and Ultra $17/mo ($204/yr); monthly billing lists $21 and $35. Use code JAJFWJR4 at checkout for 20% off.
Core features
- • Document assistant that drafts whole sections and gives feedback
- • AI autocomplete for sentences and paragraphs
- • Paraphrase, expand, shorten, summarize, and turn bullet points into text
- • Citations in 700+ styles, powered by Sourcely
- • Personal source library reusable across documents
- • Plagiarism and originality checker
- • Chat with PDFs and images, with academic and web search
- • Essay outline generator, essay grader, thesis statement generator, and academic tone humanizer
Use cases
- 1. Drafting an essay section and getting feedback on it
- 2. Finding sources and formatting citations in the required style
- 3. Chatting with a PDF of a paper to pull out key points
- 4. Checking originality before submitting a paper
How to use
Sign up and describe the paper you want to write, or paste your draft. Use the document assistant and autocomplete to draft, add citations from the source tool or your library, chat with PDFs for key points, and run the originality check before you submit.
Pricing plans
Pro
$10/mo billed annually ($120/yr), or $21/mo billed monthly
- • Powerful AI models for academic writing and chat
- • Efficient models for everyday drafting and editing
- • Smart chat with PDFs and images, academic and web search, and your library
- • 1,000 AI actions per month
Ultra
$17/mo billed annually ($204/yr), or $35/mo billed monthly (recommended)
- • Frontier AI models from several providers for academic writing and chat
- • Smartest chat with PDFs and images, academic and web search, and your library
- • Unlimited AI actions, with generous monthly usage on frontier chat models
- • The default chat model and document editing never use credits, and extra credits never expire
FAQ
Is Yomu AI free?
The vendor says you can try it free with no credit card required. Paid plans are Pro and Ultra.
How much does Yomu AI cost?
Billed yearly, Pro is $10/mo ($120/yr) and Ultra is $17/mo ($204/yr). Monthly billing is $21 and $35.
Does Yomu AI help with citations?
Yes. Its citation tool, powered by Sourcely, finds and formats sources in 700+ citation styles.
Can it check plagiarism?
Yes. It includes a plagiarism and originality checker to help you keep your work original.
Where it holds up
- Built around academic writing, with citations in 700+ styles and a reusable source library
- Drafting, editing, citation, plagiarism checks, and chat with PDFs in one workspace
- Pro starts at $10/mo billed annually, and the default chat model and editing do not use credits
- Free helper tools such as an outline generator, essay grader, and citation generator
Where it falls short
- Pro is capped at 1,000 AI actions a month, and frontier models need the Ultra plan
- The lowest prices require annual billing, and monthly billing is $21 for Pro and $35 for Ultra
- AI-written academic text still needs your own checking, and you should follow your school's rules on AI use