PaperLens

Ask a question about a research topic in plain language, get matching papers back, then chat with an AI about what a specific paper actually says.

That is the core workflow in PaperLens, an AI research tool for exploring and understanding academic papers.

It works as a paper search engine and summarizer in one place, with both semantic search and keyword search, plus smart filtering to narrow results.

You can save papers as you go, and the Research Assistant uses the latest AI models for analysis.

There are two paid plans.

Starter is $8 a month billed yearly or $15 billed monthly, and it covers individual researchers with 500 searches per month.

Pro is $20 a month billed yearly or $50 billed monthly.

It removes the search cap and adds early access to features, custom features on request, and priority support.

The monthly prices are steep next to the yearly ones, so if you plan to keep using PaperLens, the annual option is the cheaper route.