AI for academics
Editorial picks for "ai for academics".
6 tools

Scite
RAG · Multi-model
8.2
AI research assistant that grades citations as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning across 1.6B citation statements.
Freemium· Basic: $20 · Pro: $50 · Team: $50 · Enterprise: Contact usliterature-reviewcitation-analysis

Elicit
RAG · Claude Opus 4.5
7.1
AI research assistant that searches, screens, and extracts data from 138M+ academic papers at scale.
Freemium· Basic: Free · Plus: $11 · Pro: $39 · Scale: $89 · Enterprise: Customliterature-reviewsystematic-review

FutureHouse Platform
RAG · Multi-model
7.1
Multi-agent AI research stack for scientists, with retrieval over 175M+ papers, patents, and trials.
Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $25 · Enterprise: Contact salesscientific-literature-searchautonomous-research-agent

QuillBot
Writing · Undisclosed (proprietary)
7.1
AI paraphrasing and grammar suite that grew into an all-in-one writing toolkit.
Freemium· Free: €0 · Premium: €8,33 · Team Plan: ?paraphrasinggrammar-check

ShyEditor
Writing · Multi-model (GPT-4, Grok)
6.9
AI-native writing environment that bolts an assistant, citation manager, and knowledge base onto a distraction-free markdown editor.
Freemium· Free Basic (20 AI credits/mo, 100MB); Pro $10/mo (500 credits, 5GB)long-form-writingacademic-writing

Sourcely
Writing · GPT-4
6.8
AI source-finder that scans your draft and pulls citable academic papers to back each claim.
Freemium· Ultra: $19 · Max: $39academic-citationssource-discovery