Scite

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Scite is ranked #6 of 28 in AI research assistants on Inferse. It runs on API, Browser extension, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $14/mo.

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Purpose: Scite helps researchers discover and evaluate scientific literature through Smart Citations that show whether later studies support, contradict, or mention a paper.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Smart Citations: Scite says its deep learning model classifies citation statements as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Assistant: Scite Assistant uses peer-reviewed literature and links each answer to its source.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Search: Scite Search matches citation statements extracted from full text and supports citation chaining, filters, and alerts.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Reference reports: Scite Reports show citation text and let users filter citations by classification, section, year, or source type.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Reference Check: Reference Check analyzes manuscript references for citation context, retractions, editorial notices, and contrasting findings.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Collections: Collections can import papers from Zotero, Mendeley, CSVs of DOIs, or search results and alert users to new citations and retractions.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Integrations: Scite lists MCP connections for ChatGPT and Claude, an API, institutional holdings, a Zotero plugin, and a browser extension.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Coverage: Scite reports indexing 317M+ articles, including 49M full-text sources, and extracting 1.6B+ Smart Citations.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Publisher access: Scite says it has indexing agreements with 44 publishers that provide full text of their articles.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Free extension: The browser extension is described as free and provides citation context, Assistant access, and badges on Google Scholar, PubMed, and other sites.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Support: Scite lists [email protected] for subscription questions and assistance.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026
Usage restriction: Scite’s terms prohibit bulk or systematic retrieval beyond what is reasonably needed for personal research, redistribution, and using its content to train AI models.scite.ai · 30 Sept 2026