Scite

Scite — A research platform that uses Smart Citations to show whether scholarly papers support, contrast or simply mention a claim, alongside AI search and assistant tools.

Key Features

• Smart Citation context and classification
• Literature search and AI research assistant
• Reference checks, reports, collections and alerts
• API and MCP access on eligible plans

Pricing Structure

A limited free Connect plan and paid Basic or Pro subscriptions are available. Team, institutional and enterprise access is available separately; API or MCP usage can have its own credit limits.

Use Performance & Case Suitability

• Checking whether a claim is supported in the literature
• Finding relevant and contrasting studies
• Reviewing references before publication
• Monitoring papers, topics and citation activity

Customization & Flexibility

• Saved searches, collections and citation alerts
• Collections, reference checks and citation report workflows
• API/MCP integration and organization access controls

Data Handling & Privacy

Scite publishes a privacy policy and organizational security information. Search history, uploaded manuscripts and connected reference data should be reviewed under the selected plan’s retention and processing terms.

Support & Documentation

Help documentation and customer email support; institutional and enterprise customers receive account assistance.