Scite
AI platform discovering and evaluating scientific literature through Smart Citations
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Developed by Research Solutions, Scite indexes more than 1.6 billion citations across over 300 million articles, preprints, books, patents, and datasets. The core Smart Citations technology extracts citation contexts from full-text literature to indicate whether subsequent research supports, contrasts with, or simply mentions earlier findings. Access is available via paid annual tiers alongside custom enterprise arrangements, and users can test functionality with a 7-day free trial.
- Category:
- Search
- Price:
- From $12/mo
- Free plan:
- No
- Works on:
- Web, API
- Integrates with:
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Zotero
- Prices checked:
- , against scite.ai
Scite pricing
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At a glance
- Free trial
- Yes
- Team plan
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Self-hostable
- Not listed
- Capabilities
- Research Citations AI search Answer engine Developer API
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What Scite does well
- ✓ Evaluating whether scientific studies have been supported or contradicted
- ✓ Screening manuscript references for retractions and editorial notices
- ✓ Grounding LLM outputs in verified scholarly literature via MCP
Key features
- Smart Citations showing context and supporting or contrasting evidence
- Scite Assistant answering research questions with source citations
- Reference Check for retractions, notices, and contrasting claims in manuscripts
- Literature search across full texts, patents, datasets, and clinical trials
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for external AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT
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- Finding and synthesizing peer-reviewed research papers
- Visualizing scientific agreement on specific research questions
- Connecting AI agents to verified scientific citations via MCP or REST API
People also ask
What are Scite Smart Citations? +
Smart Citations show the context text surrounding a citation and classify it as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning the referenced publication.
What does Scite Reference Check do? +
Reference Check scans the references in a manuscript to detect retractions, editorial notices, and contrasting evidence.
What is Scite MCP? +
Scite MCP is an integration standard that connects tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini directly to Scite's literature database and Smart Citation context.
Is Scite free? +
No, Scite publishes no free plan, as of October 25, 2026. Paid plans start at $12/mo.
How much does Scite cost? +
As of October 25, 2026, Scite lists 3 plans: Basic at $12/mo, Pro at $40/mo, Enterprise (custom pricing).
What platforms does Scite run on? +
Scite runs on Web, API.
What does Scite integrate with? +
Scite officially integrates with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Zotero.
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