Scite alternatives

Closest first: ordered by how many of Scite's tasks each tool shares, then by popularity.

1. 1S

   SciSpacePaid

   An AI tool for reading research papers with inline concept explanations, full-paper Q&A and related literature discovery.

   Also does:Researching a topicChatting with PDFsSearching the web with AI

   Web · Browser extension

2. 2C

   ClaudeFree tier · from $20/mo

   Anthropic's AI assistant with a long context window, nuanced reasoning and strong performance on writing and analysis.

   Also does:Researching a topicChatting with PDFs

   Web · iOS · Android · API

3. 3P

   PerplexityFree tier

   An AI search assistant that answers questions with cited web sources and supports multi-step deep research reports.

   Also does:Searching the web with AIResearching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android · Browser extension

4. 4

   Microsoft CopilotVerifiedFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   An AI assistant for everyday and work tasks, with chat, search, drafting and image creation.

   Also does:Searching the web with AIResearching a topic

   Web · Windows · Mac · iOS · Android

5. 5N

   NotebookLMFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   Google's AI notebook that grounds every answer in your uploaded documents, PDFs and audio files with source citations.

   Also does:Researching a topicChatting with PDFs

   Web · iOS · Android

6. 6K

   KimiFree tier

   Long-context assistant that reads huge documents.

   Also does:Chatting with PDFsResearching a topic

7. 7C

   ConsensusFree tier

   An AI academic search engine that surfaces the degree of scientific agreement on a question from peer-reviewed papers.

   Also does:Researching a topicSearching the web with AI

   Web · Browser extension

8. 8L

   LinerFree tier

   AI search built for students and researchers.

   Also does:Searching the web with AIResearching a topic

9. 9C

   ChatGPTFree tier · from $8/mo

   OpenAI's AI assistant for questions, writing, coding and research, with a free tier and paid plans for more capable models.

   Also does:Researching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android · API

10. 10G

    Google GeminiFree tier · from $9.99/mo

    Google's multimodal AI assistant with live web search and deep integration with Gmail, Docs and Drive.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · iOS · Android

11. 11G

    GrokFree tier · from $30/mo

    xAI's AI assistant with access to real-time posts from X, image generation and conversational question answering.

    Also does:Searching the web with AI

    Web · iOS · Android

12. 12

    NotionVerifiedFree tier · from $10/mo

    A connected workspace for team notes, projects, and knowledge, with AI and agents built in.

    Also does:Searching the web with AI

    API

13. 13

    ManusVerifiedFree tier

    An autonomous AI agent for teams and individuals that completes tasks and builds web apps from prompts.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · API

14. 14L

    Le ChatFree tier · from $14.99/mo

    Mistral AI's consumer chat product with fast models, web search, image generation and document upload.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · iOS · Android

15. 15G

    GensparkFree tier

    AI super agent that gets work done.

    Also does:Searching the web with AI