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Scite
Research AI

Scite

AI tool for citation analysis

4.4
freemiumintermediateVerifiedSince 2018-05
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About Scite

Scite helps researchers evaluate the reliability of citations by showing how they have been cited. It uses AI to classify citations as supporting, mentioning, or contrasting.

Scite uses a large database of citation statements to provide context for citations.

Platforms
Web
Best For
researchers
Categories
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Capabilities & Features

Free Tier
Web Search
API AccessNo Signup RequiredOpen SourceWorks OfflineCustomizableMultimodalVoice InputImage InputImage OutputVideo InputVideo OutputAudio OutputFile UploadCode ExecutionPluginsMemoryCollaborationWhite LabelSelf-HostableBrowser Extension

Common Use Cases

1

research

Pricing Modelfreemium

Free Plan

Limited searches

Paid Plan

Premium $20/mo

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Pros & Cons

Citation context

Reliability evaluation

Large database

Limited free searches

Requires signup

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