Overview
AI-powered academic paper discovery
Best for: Paper discovery; citation analysis; AI-generated TLDRs; literature search; bibliography building
At a glance
Pricing
Free
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to productivity
- 5 min
- Privacy
- High
- Learning curve
- Easy
Ideal for
Key capabilities
Works with
- Academic papers
- citations
- metadata
Outputs
- Search results
- BibTeX
- citation data
- API JSON
Mobile access
How to use Semantic Scholar on phones and tablets.
- Mobile web: Works in a mobile browser (responsive or dedicated mobile site).
Free Tier
Completely free; unlimited search; TLDR summaries; API access; citation data
Limits: API: 1 request/second default; authenticated: higher; web: unlimited
When to upgrade: N/A (fully free); API rate limit increases for institutional use
Technical Details
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