Scite.ai

Name: Scite.ai
Brand: Scite.ai
Price: 20 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.9 (13 reviews)

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Monthly Price$20/mo

AI research platform that analyzes how scientific papers cite each other — classifying citations as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning. Smart Citations show whether a paper's findings have been confirmed or disputed by later research across 1.2 billion citation statements from 200M+ papers.

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No Free Tier Plan

Paid only

Scite.ai streamlines AI kernel development with its compact DSL.

Reality check: Scite.ai is suitable for experienced developers with specific AI kernel needs.

Time to ValueMinutes

Reliability Score

73%7 Trust Units

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Best For

Academic researchers
medical professionals
systematic reviewers
policy researchers
scientists validating claims
journalists checking scientific consensus
PhD students writing literature reviews

Not For

Business and market research
real-time news
arts and humanities
casual general research
teams wanting a general-purpose AI assistant

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13 Reviews

“Scite.ai's AI agents in Age of Empires are intriguing, but their true impact is unclear.”

NOT SURE

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“I'm thrilled Scite.ai constrains LLMs like users do, making them more reliable.”

WORTH IT

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai raises interesting questions about the Open/Closed Problem in AI.”

NOT SURE

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai is a game-changer with seamless in-browser builds.”

WORTH IT

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai is a game-changer for high-performance AI kernels.”

WORTH IT

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai is not for me, as I prefer more structured and less robotic responses from other AI tools.”

WORTH IT

@Bitter_Mousse_4624 • Reddit

3 months ago

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Pros

Unique supporting/contrasting/mentioning citation classification
1.2B citation statements indexed
200M+ papers
Smart Citation badges for any paper
Reference checks for your own writing
Zotero integration
Custom research dashboards
Journal-level citation analysis

Cons

Free tier very limited
$20/mo for meaningful access
Primarily STEM-focused (weaker in humanities)
Doesn't replace full-text reading
Interface less polished than Perplexity or Consensus

Community Verdict Breakdown

62%

Worth It

8 votes

23%

Situational

3 votes

15%

Not worth it

2 votes

Based on 13 professional audits

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13 Reviews

“Scite.ai's AI agents in Age of Empires are intriguing, but their true impact is unclear.”

NOT SURE

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“I'm thrilled Scite.ai constrains LLMs like users do, making them more reliable.”

WORTH IT

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai raises interesting questions about the Open/Closed Problem in AI.”

NOT SURE

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai is a game-changer with seamless in-browser builds.”

WORTH IT

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai is a game-changer for high-performance AI kernels.”

WORTH IT

@GoTypical Member • Lobste.rs

3 months ago

“Scite.ai is not for me, as I prefer more structured and less robotic responses from other AI tools.”

WORTH IT

@Bitter_Mousse_4624 • Reddit

3 months ago

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