SciSummary

Scientific paper assistant that summarizes studies, explains figures, and searches research libraries.

Pricing

The Pro plan is $4/month billed yearly or $7/month billed monthly, with a 7-day free trial.

Overview

SciSummary helps researchers read and organize scientific literature. Users can upload PDFs or provide a DOI, PubMed ID, arXiv ID, or URL to receive structured summaries. The tool supports different summary modes, figure and table explanations, citations, translations, semantic search, paper chat, a bulk REST API, and an MCP server.

Key features

PDF and identifier-based paper summaries
Multiple summary modes
Figure, chart, and table analysis
Adjustable summary length
Translation into 100-plus languages
Citation generation
Semantic library search and paper chat
REST API and MCP server

Use cases

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Last updated 2026-09-16