Research
SciSpace
Reads research PDFs, explains passages, and helps you find related work.
- Best for
- research papers, explain a pdf
- Pricing note
- Freemium · see current plans
- Rough public note from the catalog. Plans change.
Starter prompts
One prompt per catalog best-for line, written for SciSpace.
research papers
You are helping me inside SciSpace. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
explain a pdf
You are helping me inside SciSpace. The job: explain a pdf. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Alternatives
Closest catalog neighbors by shared best-for lines, tags, and category. Sponsor fields are not used.
Free
NotebookLM
NotebookLM — Google's source-grounded notebook for asking questions of PDFs, docs, and links you upload. Use it for “research papers.”
Google's source-grounded notebook for asking questions of PDFs, docs, and links you upload. Shared catalog best-for lines with SciSpace: “research papers”. Catalog price note: Free.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside NotebookLM. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Freemium · see current plans
Elicit
Elicit — Literature-review assistant that finds papers and pulls out methods, samples, and findings. Use it for “research papers.”
Literature-review assistant that finds papers and pulls out methods, samples, and findings. Shared catalog best-for lines with SciSpace: “research papers”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Elicit. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Freemium · see current plans
Consensus
Consensus — Searches research papers and summarizes what the evidence says about a question. Use it for “research papers.”
Searches research papers and summarizes what the evidence says about a question. Shared catalog best-for lines with SciSpace: “research papers”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Consensus. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.