SciSpace
AI research agent for searching 280M+ papers, chatting with PDFs, literature reviews, and academic writing.
Best for Reading and explaining dense research papers
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Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Per | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | $0 | per account | Limited credits; exact limits not published |
| Premium | $20 | $12 | per user | Monthly credits (amount not published) |
| Advanced | $90 | $70 | per user | More credits and concurrent tasks |
| Max | $200 | $160 | per user | Highest credits and concurrency |
| Enterprise | Not listed | Not listed | per organization | contact sales |
From SciSpace's own pricing page, checked . Prices are in US dollars per month; "billed yearly" is the monthly price when you pay for a year up front. Some of these figures came from third party reports and could not be confirmed on the official page.
SciSpace video tutorials
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What the free plan includes
Limited free usage of search and Chat with PDF (exact limits not published; CostBench says no free plan)
What it does
- Chat with PDF
- literature review agent
- AI writer
- citation generator
- paraphraser and AI detector
Questions people ask about SciSpace
How much does SciSpace cost?
Paid plans start at $20 a month (Premium). 5 plans are listed above, from SciSpace's own pricing page.
Is SciSpace free?
Yes, there is a free plan: Limited free usage of search and Chat with PDF (exact limits not published; CostBench says no free plan).
Does SciSpace have an API?
Yes.
Where this came from
Plans, prices and limits were copied from SciSpace's own pages and the other sources listed, then checked .
- scispace.com/pricing
- costbench.com/software/ai-research-tools/scispace/
- stagecf.scispace.com/influencer-program
- docs.api.scispace.com/introduction.md
- docs.api.scispace.com/integrations/reference-managers.md
- scispace.com/
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