AI Research & Search
Ai2 ScholarQA
Free, open-source scientific question-answering tool from the Allen Institute for AI.
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DEV-TOP · horizontalWhat it does
Ai2 ScholarQA answers multi-part scientific questions by retrieving and synthesizing evidence across over 100 million paper abstracts and millions of full-text papers, returning an organized answer with comparison tables and inline citations back to the source excerpts.
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Free tier reality
Free to use, built and released by the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI (the same organization behind Semantic Scholar), with the underlying pipeline also open-sourced.
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DEV-MID · rectangleKey features
- Multi-document scientific question answering
- Table comparisons across cited papers
- Inline citations with source excerpts
- Open-source pipeline
Best for
- Questions that require comparing findings across multiple papers
- Researchers wanting a transparent, citation-backed synthesis
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DEV-BOTTOM · horizontalAi2 ScholarQA FAQ
Questions about this tool
Is Ai2 ScholarQA free?
Yes — Free to use, built and released by the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI (the same organization behind Semantic Scholar), with the underlying pipeline also open-sourced.
What is Ai2 ScholarQA best for?
Questions that require comparing findings across multiple papers Researchers wanting a transparent, citation-backed synthesis
What platforms does Ai2 ScholarQA run on?
Ai2 ScholarQA is available on: web, api.