Semantic Scholar
Free academic search · Free · prices checked 2026-08-07
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What it does in a stack
Free forever — a non-profit runs it, so there is no plan to upgrade to.
Checks that against the published literature and shows you who cited whom.
Stacks that run Semantic Scholar
Semantic Scholar + Zotero + Claude
Free ~ $20per month02
Grok + Semantic Scholar + Zotero
$30per monthAlternatives — tools that play the same role
ElicitAI research assistant$49/moClaudeAnthropic's AI assistant$20/moZoteroReference managerFreeGrokxAI's real-time AI assistant$30/moOnce a countable source is connected, this page will show how often Semantic Scholar was mentioned over the last 12 months, the date it was collected, and a link to the raw posts. Until then we do not print a number we have not counted.