AI Research & Search
Semantic Scholar
Free AI-powered academic search engine covering hundreds of millions of papers.
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What it does
Semantic Scholar, built by the Allen Institute for AI, indexes scientific literature and uses AI to surface influential citations, generate TL;DR summaries of papers, and highlight related work — entirely free.
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Free tier reality
Completely free with no paid tier — built and maintained as a research/public-good project.
Key features
- AI-generated TL;DR summaries of papers
- Citation graph and influential-citation highlighting
- Author and topic pages
- API access
Best for
- Free, comprehensive academic literature search
- Quickly scanning whether a paper is worth reading in full
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Semantic Scholar FAQ
Questions about this tool
Is Semantic Scholar free?
Yes — Completely free with no paid tier — built and maintained as a research/public-good project.
What is Semantic Scholar best for?
Free, comprehensive academic literature search Quickly scanning whether a paper is worth reading in full
What platforms does Semantic Scholar run on?
Semantic Scholar is available on: web, api.