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Semantic Scholar logo
Semantic Scholar
✓ verifiedFree

Free AI-powered academic search engine indexing 236M+ papers, for researchers wanting semantic literature discovery and an augmented reader.

7.9M visits/mo13K saves
Elicit logo
Elicit
✓ verifiedFreemium

Well-adopted AI research assistant for finding papers, summarizing, and extracting data at scale.

2.1M visits/mo
MagicSchool logo
MagicSchool
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI education platform with 80+ teacher tools and student features, built for schools with privacy controls.

2.2M visits/mo17K saves
Language REACTOR logo
Language REACTOR
✓ verifiedFreemium

Browser extension that adds dual subtitles and click-to-lookup to Netflix and YouTube for learning languages.

1.7M visits/mo
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SmallTalk2Me
✓ verifiedFree

Free AI speaking coach that scores English fluency against CEFR levels and simulates IELTS and interview practice.

376K visits/mo2.9K saves
Pricing

No public pricing

Basic: Free
Plus: $10 per month, billed annually
Pro: $42 per month, billed annually
Team: $65 per user, per month billed annually
Enterprise: Custom

No public pricing

No public pricing

No public pricing

Core features
  • AI-powered semantic search across 236M+ papers
  • Semantic Reader for augmented, contextual paper reading
  • Free public API for paper search and metadata
  • Author and topic discovery
  • Citation graph exploration
  • Beta program for new features
  • AI-enabled systematic reviews
  • Research reports
  • Upload your own PDFs
  • Quick summaries
  • Source quotes
  • Question answering
  • 80+ AI teacher tools
  • 50+ safe student tools
  • AI instructional coach
  • Enterprise-grade security and privacy
  • District dashboards and rollout support
  • Free for teachers
  • Dual subtitles on Netflix and YouTube
  • Click-to-lookup word translations
  • Saveable vocabulary items
  • Playback controls for language study
  • Works as a browser extension
  • AI CEFR English level test (A1-C2) from spoken responses
  • IELTS speaking and writing test simulators with band-score feedback
  • AI mock job interview practice with feedback
  • Daily bite-sized speaking, shadowing, and listening lessons
  • Vocabulary booster exercises
  • Progress tracking across pronunciation, fluency, and grammar
Use cases
  • Researchers searching scientific literature across disciplines
  • Developers building applications on top of scholarly data via the API
  • Students exploring citation networks for a topic
  • Librarians and academics needing free literature discovery tools
  • Speeding up literature reviews
  • Automating systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Learning about new domains
  • Data extraction in rigorous systematic literature reviews
  • Plan lessons and cut prep time
  • Personalize student learning
  • Roll out AI safely across a district
  • Build student AI literacy
  • Learn a language while watching shows
  • Look up and save new words from video
  • Study with dual subtitles
  • Preparing for the IELTS speaking exam
  • Practicing job interview English before a real interview
  • Building a daily English speaking habit
  • Assessing CEFR level for school or immigration purposes
  • Business English practice for meetings and workplace scenarios
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