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Explainpaper
Explainpaper is an AI-powered tool designed to help researchers read and understand academic papers significantly faster.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Highlight confusing text in research papers and get instant, simple AI explanations.
Who should look elsewhere
Advanced features like math explanations and paper summaries are locked behind a paid plan
Pros
- +Significantly reduces research paper review time
- +Simplifies complex jargon and concepts with AI
- +Makes academic papers more accessible and less intimidating
- +Allows for interactive questioning about the content
- +Integrates with Zotero for efficient paper management
Cons
- −Advanced features like math explanations and paper summaries are locked behind a paid plan
- −Relies on AI, which may occasionally provide less nuanced explanations than a human expert
Key features
- ✓Instant AI explanations for highlighted text
- ✓Ability to ask follow-up questions
- ✓Import Zotero library
- ✓Explanation of math formulas and figures (Pro plan)
- ✓Generation of paper summaries (Pro plan)
- ✓Saving of highlights and explanations (Pro plan)
- ✓Asking questions about the entire paper (Pro plan)
- ✓Team management (Teams plan)
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | Unlimited highlight explanations; Ask follow-up questions; Import your Zotero library |
| Pro | $16 | month | Explain math formulas and figures with Math Explain; Powered by advanced AI models; Generate summaries for the entire paper |
| Teams | — | month | Everything in Pro; Team management; Priority support |