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SciSpace: plans, prices, strengths and limits
SciSpace has a free Basic plan with 100 Agent credits a month. Paid plans start with Premium at $20 a month and go up to Max at $200 a month, prices SciSpace shows in US dollars on a pricing page that may vary by location.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026 Rules 2.5.0
- Made by
- PubGenius Inc.
- Individual plans
- 4, one free
- Paid plans
- $20 to $200 a month
- Facts checked
- Nov 4, 2026
Quick verdict
SciSpace is a research tool for academic papers: it searches a corpus of over 200 million papers, answers questions about PDFs with citations, and helps write, paraphrase and cite. Basic is free with 100 SciSpace Agent credits a month and up to 4 parallel tasks, and the stand-alone tools (AI Writer, Paraphraser, Literature Reviews and Citation Generator) do not use credits. Premium is $20 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly, $144 a year paid up front, with unlimited use of the Lite model, the Pro model with rate limits, Deep Research and unlimited Chat with PDF. Advanced ($90 a month, or $840 a year) adds unlimited Pro and Expert model use under fair usage limits and Verified Reports, and Max ($200 a month, or $1,920 a year) adds the Max Thinking model, publication-ready scientific figures and up to 16 parallel Agent chats.
Treat these prices with some care. SciSpace serves them in US dollars from a page that may change by location, and we could not confirm them as the US prices, though they match SciSpace's credits guide. The pricing page does not say whether tax is included. The free Basic plan does not appear on the pricing page at all, only in the credits guide, and its limits beyond credits are not published.
On rights and data, SciSpace's help center says uploaded PDFs are private and are not used to train its AI models, on Free and paid plans alike. Its Terms make you responsible for how you use and distribute output and grant no rights beyond those SciSpace is legally entitled to grant, so commercial use is not verified. This verdict rests on what SciSpace documents, not on our tests, which we have not run yet.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- Search across 200 million papersLiterature Review searches a corpus of over 200 million papers drawn from OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar and others, and answers with cited papers. Premium and above add unlimited Literature Reviews, more papers from Google Scholar, PubMed and arXiv, and full text through your institution where eligible.
- Writing tools that do not spend creditsAI Writer, Paraphraser, Literature Reviews and Citation Generator do not use Agent credits, even on Basic. The Paraphraser rewrites academic text in 75+ languages with Academic, Fluent and 22 preset tones, and SciSpace's help says it stays usable when Agent credits run out.
- Questions answered from your PDFsChat with PDF lets you upload papers and ask questions with citation-backed answers, and SciSpace lists it on the free plan. Premium, Advanced and Max make Chat with PDF and file downloads unlimited.
- Research outputs from the AgentSciSpace Agent tasks build slide decks with PPTX and PDF export, charts and statistics from CSV data, and flowcharts, PRISMA and conceptual framework diagrams with editable visuals; infographics and PRISMA diagrams export as SVG. These tasks spend Agent credits.
- Uploaded PDFs kept out of trainingSciSpace's help center says "your uploaded PDFs are private and are not used for training our AI models", and that this applies equally to Free and paid users.
Limits
- Prices not confirmed for the USUnverified point. SciSpace serves its prices in US dollars from a page that may localize by location, and we could not confirm $20, $90 and $200 as the US prices, though they match SciSpace's credits guide. Whether tax is included is not stated.
- "Unlimited" comes with fair usage limitsPlan limit. Premium's Pro model has rate limits, and Advanced and Max describe unlimited use "with fair usage limits" without a number. SciSpace does not name the AI models behind Lite, Pro, Expert or Max Thinking.
- Free plan barely documentedNot verified. Basic appears only in the credits guide, not on the pricing page, and its limits beyond 100 Agent credits are not published. Deep Research is listed from Premium, and no page says whether Basic has it.
- Commercial rights not statedNot verified. SciSpace's Terms make you responsible for use and distribution of output and say SciSpace "does not grant rights in Output beyond rights that SciSpace is legally entitled to grant". No page gives explicit permission for commercial use.
- Gaps in what is documentedNot verified. Live web search is not documented: answers cite papers from SciSpace's corpus. Exporting your full chat history or account data is not documented, and the PDF to Video, AI Clone and Podcasts tools have no stated plan.
Based on what PubGenius Inc. documents for each plan, not on our tests.
Who it suits
A good fit if you
- Finding academic papers and summarizing them with citations
- Asking questions about research PDFs you upload
- Paraphrasing academic text in 75+ languages without spending credits
- Deep Research and systematic reviews, from Premium
- Making PRISMA diagrams, slides and charts from your research
Look elsewhere if you
- An everyday general assistant: SciSpace describes none
- Current news or live web results: live web search is not documented
- Commercial projects that need written rights in output: not stated
- Grammar and spelling checks: not documented
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciSpace Basic | Free | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| SciSpace PremiumYearly toggle shows $12/month billed annually (strikethrough $20, Save 40%); page data gives a $144 yearly charge. | $20 a month | $144 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
| SciSpace AdvancedYearly toggle shows $70/month billed annually (strikethrough $90); page data gives an $840 yearly charge. | $90 a month | $840 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
| SciSpace MaxYearly toggle shows $160/month billed annually (strikethrough $200); page data gives a $1,920 yearly charge. | $200 a month | $1,920 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What PubGenius Inc. documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | SciSpace Basic | SciSpace Premium | SciSpace Advanced | SciSpace Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | ||||
| Top models included | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Context window | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Models from several companies | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| General-purpose assistant | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Research and sources | ||||
| Web search with sources | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Deep research reports | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research paper search | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Files and data | ||||
| File and document uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheet and data analysis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coding | ||||
| Coding agent | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Works in your code editor | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Code completions as you type | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Background coding agent | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Pull request review | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Images, video and voice | ||||
| Image generation | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
| Video generation | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Real-time voice | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Image editing and design | ||||
| Photo editing | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Background removal | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Text inside images | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Logo maker | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Vector (SVG) files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Upscaling | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Diagrams from text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video editing and presenters | ||||
| Photo to video | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Footage editing | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Avatar presenters | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Lip sync | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Automatic captions | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Clips from long videos | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Exports without a watermark | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| App building and hosting | ||||
| Apps from a description | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Hosting and publishing | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Custom domain | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Database and sign-in | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Code export | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Music, voice and transcription | ||||
| Songs with vocals | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Instrumental music | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Separate stems | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Voiceover from text | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Voice cloning | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Dubbing into other languages | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Sound effects | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Transcription | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Meeting notes | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Dictation into any app | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Writing and slides | ||||
| Slides from a prompt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grammar and spelling checks | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Paraphrasing and tone changes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Projects and memory | ||||
| Projects | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Custom assistants | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Memory across chats | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Integrations and agents | ||||
| Connectors to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Gmail | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Docs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Sheets | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Word | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Excel | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside PowerPoint | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Outlook | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Browser agent | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Privacy and control | ||||
| Opt out of model training | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Export your data | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | ||||
| Commercial use of outputs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps and extras | ||||
| Cloud storage included | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usage included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
What it documents for each use
- Research & Search Get a research report from many sources · Find and read research papers
- Images & Design Create images from a description · Make graphics for posts and slides · Turn text into diagrams
- Business & Productivity Connect AI to the apps I already use · Make a presentation
- Data & Analytics Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right · Turn data into charts and tables
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
SciSpace runs on the web, in an iOS app and as a Chrome extension; its mobile page does not confirm an Android app. You can import papers from Zotero, export citations to EndNote as RIS, and use SciSpace GPT inside ChatGPT.
The SciSpace Agent runs on credits. Basic gets 100 a month, reset each cycle, with up to 4 parallel tasks. Premium has unlimited monthly use of the Lite model under a fair usage limit and the Pro model with rate limits, with up to 4 parallel Agent chats, Systematic Research (SLR) and standard reports. Advanced allows up to 8 parallel Agent chats and Verified Reports, and Max up to 16, with poster generation and priority support. Max also lists "Maximum memory and context for complex research" without a number. Help articles describe Podcasts, which turn a paper into a downloadable MP3 summary, and PDF to Video with an AI Clone of your voice, but not which plans include them.
Privacy, data and ads
SciSpace's help center says uploaded PDFs are private and are not used to train its AI models, on Free and paid plans. No opt-out setting for chats is described, so whether your chats are used for training is not verified. SciSpace's pages disagree on ads: the Paraphraser page says the tool is free of ads, while the privacy policy says SciSpace may serve advertisements through its services. You can export citations as RIS, but downloading your full chat history or account data is not documented.
Read the vendor's own page: SciSpace privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested SciSpace yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Start on the free Basic plan: run a Literature Review on a question you know well and open the cited papers to see whether they say what the summary says.
- Use the Paraphraser, AI Writer and Citation Generator freely, since they do not spend Agent credits.
- Keep your 100 Agent credits for tasks such as slides, charts or PRISMA diagrams.
- Choose Premium if you need Deep Research or unlimited Chat with PDF. Check the price in your account before paying, because the pricing page may vary by location.
- Compare SciSpace with other research tools on our tools page, and read how we check vendor claims.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of SciSpace against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Consensus Consensus Free includes unlimited paper searches across over 220 million peer-reviewed papers, its privacy policy says your queries and content are never used to train AI models, and Pro is $20 a month or $144 a year. About Consensus
- Perplexity For questions beyond academic papers, Perplexity documents citations in every answer on every plan, including Free, and Pro is $20 a month. About Perplexity
- Julius AI If your research means analyzing your own data, Julius writes and runs Python or R on CSV, Excel and other files on every plan, including Free. About Julius AI
Recent changes
- SciSpace Max added
- SciSpace Advanced added
- SciSpace Premium added
- SciSpace Basic added
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
Is SciSpace free?
Yes. The Basic plan is free with 100 SciSpace Agent credits a month and up to 4 parallel tasks. AI Writer, Paraphraser, Literature Reviews and Citation Generator do not use credits.
How much does SciSpace cost?
SciSpace shows Premium at $20 a month or $144 a year, Advanced at $90 a month or $840 a year, and Max at $200 a month or $1,920 a year, paid up front. The page may vary by location, so we could not confirm these as US prices, and tax is not stated.
What is the difference between SciSpace Premium and Advanced?
Premium gives unlimited use of the Lite model, the Pro model with rate limits, Deep Research and up to 4 parallel Agent chats. Advanced adds unlimited Pro and Expert model use under fair usage limits, Verified Reports and up to 8 parallel Agent chats.
Does SciSpace use my uploaded papers to train AI?
SciSpace's help center says uploaded PDFs are private and are not used to train its AI models, on Free and paid plans. It does not describe an opt-out for chats, so chat use is not verified.
Is the SciSpace paraphraser free?
SciSpace's Paraphraser page says it is free of cost and ads, and the free box takes 150 words. It does not spend Agent credits and stays usable when they run out.
Can I use SciSpace output commercially?
Not verified. SciSpace's Terms make you responsible for how you use and distribute output and grant no rights beyond those SciSpace is legally entitled to grant. No page gives explicit commercial permission.
Sources
15 official pages, checked Nov 4, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- SciSpace Agent - Credit Pricing & Usage GuidePubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- Chat with PDFPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- SciSpace Premium - Unlimited access to AI research toolsPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- Agent GalleryPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- PDF to VideoPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- How to Create an AI Clone in SciSpacePubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- How to Use Podcasts in SciSpacePubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- SciSpace Terms of UsePubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- How to Connect SciSpace with ZoteroPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- How SciSpace Protects Your Uploaded PDFsPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- How to Export Citations from SciSpace to EndNotePubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- Free AI Paraphraser ToolPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- SciSpace Mobile AppPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- How to Improve Readability and Clarity in Your Writing Using AI SuggestionsPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
- How SciSpace Search WorksPubGenius Inc. (SciSpace)
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- Review scope
- Checked that this page matches the facts in data release 2026.11.07-2: a check against documented sources, not a hands-on test of the product.
- Evidence
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- Data release
- 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026
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