scite today
Starts at
$12/mo yearly
- Contract
- Subscription continues until cancelled; cancel at least 30 days before the next month...
- Free plan
- Trial: 7-day free trial; auto-enrolls in the selected plan after it ends unless cancelled
Cheaper than scite (1)
Compared by starting price, same currency.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against scite | States that scite doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gemini Deep ResearchGoogle AI Plus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$4.99/moGoogle AI Plus plan, starting price | $7.01 lessstarting price | Multi-step deep research reports | Not found | Free Gemini app with Flash-Lite model, image generation, Deep Research... |
Free plan, which scite doesn't show (5)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against scite | States that scite doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ResearchRabbitResearchRabbit+ ( plan), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$12.50/moResearchRabbit+ ( plan) plan, starting price | $0.50 morestarting price | Nothing extra found | Monthly payments, cancel any time | Free Forever tier: unlimited searches, unlimited library and collections... |
 ElicitPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$55$11 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Multi-step deep research reports, Upload and query own documents, Export reports and tables | Cancel paid subscription any time; it runs to the end of the... | Basic is free with limited Research Agent and Research Reports usage... |
 Claude (Research)Enterprise, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$100$20 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Multi-step deep research reports, Upload and query own documents, Connects to internal apps, HIPAA BAA | Cancel anytime; plan stays active until end of billing period | Free plan with chat, web search, file creation, memory, connectors, up to 5... |
 DustBusiness Pro seat, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$150$30 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Multi-step deep research reports, Connects to internal apps, SOC 2 | Monthly seats can be cancelled anytime; annual seats stay... | Free seat on the Business plan includes 500 credits, lifetime (not renewing). |
 Parallel Web Systemsread Oct 29, 2026 |
$3/1K requestsUsage price | Not comparable | Multi-step deep research reports, SOC 2 | Not found | Up to 5,000 requests per month free, plus $5 in free credits per month |
No price found, or contact sales (13)
- AlphaSensecontact the vendor
- ChatGPT (Deep Research)hybrid
- CoCounselhybrid
- Consensuscontact the vendor
- Crayonsales led
- Google NotebookLMcontact the vendor
- Harveysales led
- Iris.aihybrid
- Kluesales led
- Kompytehybrid
- Perplexitycontact the vendor
- SciSpacecontact the vendor
- Talkwalkersales led
Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to scite?
Gemini Deep Research, at $4.99/mo by starting price, $7.01 less than scite. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to scite?
Yes. 6 AI research assistants have a free plan, including Gemini Deep Research, ResearchRabbit, Elicit, Claude (Research), Dust.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from scite's own category, AI research assistants. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that scite doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on scite's, which doesn't prove scite lacks it. How prices are read.