
AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers
AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers
12 alternatives to ResearchGPT, matched by what they do.
| Rank | Tool & Tagline | Official Domain | Monthly Visits | MoM Growth | Pricing Model | Primary Market | Rating | Compare |
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| ● | ResearchGPT | github.com | 0 | 0 (—) | Free | Global | 1.6 | Profile |
| 1 | SciSpace | scispace.com | 4.46M | 355.38K (+8.6%) | Freemium | United States | 4.6 | Compare |
| 2 | ResearchPal | researchpal.co | 55.23K | -3.03K (-5.2%) | Freemium | Egypt | 4.2 | Compare |
| 3 | Paper Digest | paperdigest.org | 97.2K | -7.42K (-7.1%) | Freemium | United States | 4.5 | Compare |
| 4 | ResearchRabbit | researchrabbit.ai | 831.57K | 25.19K (+3.1%) | Free | United States | 4.5 | Compare |
| 5 | SciSummary | scisummary.com | 38.87K | -23.54K (-37.7%) | Freemium, Free Trial, Paid | United States | 4.4 | Compare |
| 6 | Semantic Scholar | semanticscholar.org | 8.2M | 450.65K (+5.8%) | Free | United States | 4.8 | Compare |
| 7 | DeepSeek | deepseek.com | 372.76M | 15.36M (+4.3%) | Freemium | China | 4.8 | Compare |
| 8 | OpenRead | openread.academy | 27.1K | -28.84K (-51.6%) | Freemium, Paid, Contact for Pricing | Indonesia | 4.3 | Compare |
| 9 | Kimi AI | kimi.com | 19.63M | -5.98M (-23.4%) | Free | China | 4.7 | Compare |
| 10 | Consensus | consensus.app | 6.01M | -71.39K (-1.2%) | Freemium | United States | 4.7 | Compare |
| 11 | ChatPDF | chatpdf.com | 1.04M | -40.47K (-3.7%) | Freemium | United States | 4.2 | Compare |
| 12 | Jenni | jenni.ai | 1.5M | 74.28K (+5.2%) | Freemium | Indonesia | 4.3 | Compare |

AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers
AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers

One AI agent for finding, reading and writing with real research
One AI agent for finding, reading and writing with real research
AI-powered platform to read, write, and stay current with research

Map the literature around the papers you love—free
Map the literature around the papers you love—free
AI summaries and study guides for scientific papers
AI summaries and study guides for scientific papers

A free, AI-powered academic search engine for 240M+ papers across every scientific field
A free, AI-powered academic search engine for 240M+ papers across every scientific field
Free / Open-sourceHigh-efficiency open-weight and hosted reasoning AI powered by DeepSeek-V4 and R1 at ultra-low token costs.
Free / Open-sourceHigh-efficiency open-weight and hosted reasoning AI powered by DeepSeek-V4 and R1 at ultra-low token costs.
AI research workspace for searching, reading and connecting papers
AI research workspace for searching, reading and connecting papers

Moonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work

AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Chat with any PDF, video, or website and get cited answers in seconds
The AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
The AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source