VerlumoAIAI search assistant that answers questions with cited sources.
View detailsSciSpace is an AI research workspace that covers the whole academic workflow: find papers, read and understand them, chat with PDFs, compare evidence, and draft your own writing. Its Copilot explains difficult passages in plain language, its literature review tool searches across 280 million papers, and its AI writer helps you draft and paraphrase with proper citations.
Key Features
- Chat with any research PDF and ask questions
- Literature review across 280M+ papers
- Copilot explains complex passages in plain language
- AI writer with citations, paraphrasing, and templates
- Citation exports in RIS, CSV, BibTeX, and Excel
- Table and formula extraction from papers
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | 100 Agent credits a month; standalone tools are unlimited. |
| Premium | $12/mo annual | $20 per month on monthly billing. 1,200 Agent credits a month, unlimited searches and chats, and full exports. |
| Advanced | $70/mo annual | $90 per month on monthly billing. Unlimited Agent credits on a fair-use basis and up to 8 parallel agent chats. |
| Max | $160/mo annual | $200 per month on monthly billing. Unlimited credits and up to 16 parallel agent chats. |
Prices as listed in 2026 research. Always check the official site for the latest price — plans change. Free plan: Yes — it has a free plan.
Best for: researchers and students who read papers daily and need an AI copilot for the whole workflow.
Popular with: Students, Teachers, Writers
Popular with: Students, Teachers, Writers
How it works
The platform is built for students and researchers who read papers every day. You can upload a PDF and ask questions about it, extract tables and formulas, generate a literature review, and export citations in formats such as RIS, CSV, and BibTeX. It also includes a paraphraser, a citation generator, and an AI detector for academic writing.
Pricing runs on monthly Agent credits. The free Basic plan gives 100 credits a month. Premium is $12 per month on annual billing ($20 month to month) with 1,200 credits, Advanced is $70 per month on annual billing with unlimited credits on a fair-use basis, and Max is $160 per month on annual billing. Standalone tools outside the Agent do not use credits. If you read papers daily, Premium is the sensible starting point.
Pros and Cons
✓ Pros
- Covers the whole research workflow in one place
- Copilot explanations are clear and accurate
- Good citation exports for academic writing
- Free plan is usable for light research
✗ Cons
- Free plan is capped at 100 Agent credits a month
- Credits can run out fast on heavy literature reviews
- Advanced features need the expensive Advanced or Max plans
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View detailsLast reviewed: November 2026