scite.ai

scite.ai is a research evaluation platform built around Smart Citations, which add citation context to show how later publications reference a work beyond simple citation counts. Instead of treating citations as uniformly positive, scite focuses on whether citing statements support, challenge, or mention a target finding, helping readers spot disputed results and follow evidence threads more efficiently. The product also includes an assistant experience for literature exploration and workflows like reference checking and tracking. Pricing for individual use is published on the official pricing page with a Personal plan at $6 per month, and it notes $72 billed annually, plus an organization option for broader access. For evaluation, test scite on papers in your field where methods are debated, then compare how Smart Citations change your confidence in key claims. Because citation classification is automated, you should still open the cited passages and confirm nuance before relying on a label for high stakes decisions. scite is strongest as a triage and verification layer that makes it faster to see where a claim is well supported, actively challenged, or mostly repeated without direct evidence.