SciSpace

Name: SciSpace
Price: 12 USD
Author: SciSpace

★4.0/ 5

by SciSpace

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AI research assistant for reading, understanding, and reviewing scientific papers across 285M+ papers. Free tier; Premium $20/mo, Team Pro $24/seat. 1M+ researchers worldwide use the platform.

SciSpace (formerly Typeset) is an all-in-one AI research platform covering the full academic workflow -- from literature search and PDF reading through writing assistance and citation management. Unlike Elicit which focuses on systematic review or Consensus which focuses on search, SciSpace aims to be the single platform researchers use throughout their entire research process. Its PDF reader lets you highlight any section and ask the AI to explain, simplify, or expand on the content in real time -- particularly useful for dense methodology sections or statistical results. Deep Review conducts comprehensive literature searches and synthesises findings into structured review sections. The Chrome extension works on any research paper on the web. Pricing: Free (basic search and limited queries), Premium (~$10/month annual -- unlimited queries, advanced PDF chat, citation export), Advanced (~$40/month -- Deep Review and systematic review tools), Teams from $8/user/month, Enterprise custom. SciSpace is used by 15M+ researchers and students globally.

Pricing

freemium · $12

Segment

b2c

Setup

easy

Verified

May 2, 2026

Capabilities

deep-researchcitationsdata-analysisliterature-reviewautonomousweb-search

Pros & Limitations

Editorial assessment

Pros

✓PDF reading and explanation layer that works on any paper -- highlight any section and ask the AI to explain it in plain language, making dense academic content accessible without simplifying it
✓Covers the full research workflow from search through writing in one platform -- reduces the tool-switching between Consensus for search, Elicit for systematic review, and separate reference managers
✓Free tier is genuinely functional for students and casual researchers -- unlimited basic search and limited PDF chat without requiring a subscription

Limitations

⚠Quality varies by research domain -- deep learning and frontier AI papers that postdate the training data produce less accurate explanations than well-established fields with decades of indexed literature
⚠Deep Review systematic review feature requires Advanced plan at ~$40/month -- the jump from the free tier to the plan needed for serious literature reviews is significant
⚠Occasional citation accuracy issues in AI-generated summaries -- all outputs should be verified against source papers before inclusion in published work

Technical Details

Deployment

webbrowser-extension

Model architectureGPT-4

Avg setup time< 5 minutes (web app, no installation required)

Autonomous rateAI Research Agent autonomously searches 280M+ papers, extracts data, synthesises findings, and generates literature reviews without human step-by-step direction.

Integrations

Semantic ScholarGoogle ScholarZotero

Security

SOC 2 Type IIGDPRCCPA