AI Research Tools

Featured AI Tools for Research

Perplexity AI
Plan: Freemium
Features:
  • Real-time citation-based answers
  • Web + academic source search
  • Summarized insights
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Consensus
Plan: Subscription
Features:
  • Evidence-based answers from research papers
  • Claims highlighted with citations
  • Search by scientific question
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Scite
Plan: Free & Paid
Features:
  • Smart citations
  • Analyze how papers support/contrast each other
  • Research dashboards
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Top 10 AI Tools for Research

Top 10 AI Tools for Research

Tool Name Rating Plan Type Key Features Try Now
Elicit
★★★★☆
4.6/5
 Freemium
Literature review automation
Find relevant papers by questions
Summarizes abstracts
 Visit Elicit
Research Rabbit
★★★★☆
4.5/5
 Free
Visual citation mapping
Track research threads
Collaborative reading lists
 Visit Research Rabbit
Scholarcy
★★★★☆
4.4/5
 Freemium
Summarizes scientific papers
Flashcard generation
Browser extension
 Visit Scholarcy
Connected Papers
★★★★☆
4.3/5
 Free
Graph-style paper discovery
Topic exploration
Based on citation network
 Visit Connected Papers
Iris.ai
★★★★☆
4.2/5
 Paid
Semantic research engine
Contextual filtering
Research process mapping
 Visit Iris.ai
Litmaps
★★★★☆
4.1/5
 Freemium
Live citation maps
Track research trends
Organize your library
 Visit Litmaps
Inciteful
★★★☆☆
3.9/5
 Free
Citation graph generator
Explore related works
Paper metrics
 Visit Inciteful
Semantic Scholar
★★★★☆
4.5/5
 Free
AI-powered paper search
Citation influence analysis
Mobile app support
 Visit Semantic Scholar
ChatPDF
★★★★☆
4.4/5
 Freemium
Chat with PDFs
Instant document understanding
Ask questions by section
 Visit ChatPDF
Explainpaper
★★★☆☆
3.8/5
 Free
Explains technical terms
Line-by-line simplification
Great for students
 Visit Explainpaper