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SciSpace

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Overview

AI paper reading, literature review, and writing

Best for: Paper comprehension; AI explanations of complex text; literature review; citation exploration

At a glance

Pricing

Free tierPremium $20/moAdvanced $70/mo

Difficulty: Intermediate
Time to productivity: 5 min
Privacy: Medium
Learning curve: Easy

Ideal for

Studentsresearchersacademicsanyone reading dense papers

Key capabilities

Works with

Academic papers
PDFs

Outputs

Highlighted PDFs
AI summaries
citation exports
BibTeX

Mobile access

How to use SciSpace on phones and tablets.

Mobile web: Works in a mobile browser (responsive or dedicated mobile site).

Free Tier

Free: limited paper reads; basic Q&A; limited highlights; Copilot queries

Limits: Free: limited Copilot queries/day; Premium: unlimited Copilot; bulk processing; higher limits

When to upgrade: More Copilot queries; bulk paper processing; literature review features; team access

Technical Details

Type: web

Offline: No

API: No

Languages: Multilingual (follows paper language)

Integrations: Chrome extension, Zotero export, PDF upload, Google Scholar link

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