Your AI assistant for your sources for learning and work
Scholarly Assistant works with the material you add. Ask questions, write, solve problems, and create flashcards from anywhere in Scholarly with ⌘J.
Free to start · No credit card · Press ⌘J anywhere
What Makes Scholarly Assistant Different
One assistant connects your sources, answers, writing, and learning tools.
Integrated with Everything
Scholarly Assistant knows about your notes, flashcards, and PDFs. It's not isolated - it's connected to your entire learning workspace.
Instant Access Anywhere
Press ⌘J from anywhere in Scholarly. Taking notes? Press ⌘J. Reviewing flashcards? Press ⌘J. Instant help without leaving your work.
Works with Your Sources
Scholarly Assistant uses the material you add. It explains concepts, analyses sources, and shows its work.
Multiple AI Powers
Switch between AI models, use deep thinking for hard problems, or voice mode when you're tired of typing.
Everything Your AI Study Assistant Can Do
One assistant, every study job - from quick answers to grounded research across your own material.
Answer Questions
Explain any concept in simple terms
Chat with PDFs
Ask questions about uploaded textbooks
Writing Help
Real-time autocomplete & suggestions
Deep Thinking
Advanced reasoning for complex problems
Math Solver
Step-by-step solutions with graphs
Generate Images
Create visuals for your notes
Find Study Materials
Search across your uploaded content
Web Search
Find current information online
Voice Mode
Speak your questions naturally
Create Flashcards
Generate study cards from content
Summarize Text
Condense chapters & articles
Draw Diagrams
Create charts & visual aids
How Students Use Their AI Assistant Daily
From the morning before class to the 2am cram, one assistant follows your real study day.
Morning: Preparing for Class
"Summarize chapter 5 of this PDF before lecture today" → Get key points quickly and walk into class already understanding the basics.
Afternoon: Taking Notes in Class
Type incomplete thoughts, AI autocomplete helps you write faster. Press ⌘J when confused to ask for clarification without interrupting the lecture.
Evening: Doing Homework
"Explain photosynthesis like I'm 10" → Get simple explanation. "Now show me a diagram" → Get visual. "Create practice questions" → Test yourself.
Late Night: Last-Minute Studying
2am before exam, finally realize you don't understand something. Press ⌘J, get instant explanation. No need to wait for office hours or find a help.
Work with your sources in Scholarly
Bring your notes, PDFs, and other material into one AI workspace for learning, teaching, research, training, and professional work. Free to start.
No credit card • Instant access • Press ⌘J anywhere
Scholarly Assistant vs Other AI Chatbots
See how Scholarly connects your material to answers, writing, and learning tools.
Separate app, have to switch windows
Doesn't know about your study materials
No study-specific features
Can't create flashcards or quizzes
Not designed for academic use
Press ⌘J from anywhere, instant access
Knows about all your notes, PDFs, flashcards
Works with your own sources
Creates flashcards, quizzes & study materials
Academic-first design & features
AI Study Assistant FAQs
What makes Scholarly Assistant different from ChatGPT?
Scholarly Assistant is integrated into your study workspace - it knows about your notes, flashcards, and PDFs. Press ⌘J from anywhere for instant help without leaving your work. It also has study-specific features like flashcard generation, quiz creation, and academic writing help.
Is the AI assistant really free?
Scholarly Assistant is available on the free plan with daily limits. Premium unlocks higher limits, faster responses, more Standard model options, and priority support.
Can I use voice instead of typing?
Absolutely! Scholarly Assistant supports voice mode. Just speak your questions naturally and get voice responses back. Perfect for when you're tired of typing or studying hands-free.
What AI models power Scholarly Assistant?
You can switch between AI models based on your needs. For really hard problems, activate "Deep Thinking" mode for more deliberate reasoning.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes! Scholarly Assistant works on any device - phone, tablet, or computer. Study anywhere with your AI companion always available.
Start with Scholarly Assistant
Press ⌘J anywhere to work with your own material across learning, teaching, research, training, and professional tasks. Free to start.
No credit card • Instant access • Press ⌘J anywhere
Free
See what it does with one of your own sources.
- 3 AI Chat messages per day
- 1 free AI creation total
- 1 free file upload total (8MB)
- 5 quiz questions per day
- 1 exam attempt per day
- 15 voice minutes per day
- 32-page PDF to flashcards
- 500 autocomplete words per day
Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, or create a podcast, video lecture, slides, infographic, mind map, study guide, worksheet, spreadsheet, story book, timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline — or run Deep Research or turn a recording into AI Meeting Notes.
Premium
Steady weekly output from the material you already have.
$30/month
Everything in Free, plus:
- 10 AI creations per week
- Unlimited AI chat & autocomplete
- Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)
- Unlimited study sessions
- Unlimited exams & quizzes
- 1000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Laureate
For work where being right matters more than the price.
billed monthly · cancel anytime
Everything in Premium, plus:
- Any Frontier model — Claude Opus 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok 4.6
- 75 AI creations per week
- 20 Frontier creations per week
- 20 Frontier Chat messages per week
- Unlimited uploads up to 1 GB, plus 3,000-page PDFs
- 12 hours of voice mode per day
- Priority support and early access to new Frontier models
Pricing shown in USD. Local currency may be available for Premium in app.
Compare plans
AI chat
Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. Frontier Boost on makes Auto (Laureate) use Claude Opus 5; off uses GPT 5.6 Luna.
- Free
- 3/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Chat Frontier Boosts
Premium includes recommended access to Grok 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Claude Sonnet 5. Laureate adds the remaining Frontier catalog plus 20 Frontier creations and 20 Frontier Chat responses each week; Auto uses Claude Opus 5 while boosts remain and GPT 5.6 Luna afterward.
- Free
- —
- Premium
- —
- Laureate
- 20/week
AI creations
AI creations are used for AI Flashcards, deck edits, AI Podcasts, AI Video Lectures, AI Slides, worksheets, AI Infographics, mind maps, study guides, spreadsheets, story books, timelines, SOPs, flowcharts, lesson plans, outlines, AI Meeting Notes, and Deep Research reports.
- Free
- 1 total
- Premium
- 10/week
- Laureate
- 75/week
Creation Frontier Boosts
Frontier Boost on makes Auto (Laureate) use Claude Opus 5; off uses GPT 5.6 Luna. Laureate includes 20 boosts within its 75 weekly creations. Flashcards never spend a boost.
- Free
- —
- Premium
- —
- Laureate
- 20/week · included
Video lectures
- Free
- Uses AI creations
- Premium
- Included in 10/week
- Laureate
- Included in 75/week
File uploads
- Free
- 1 total (8MB)
- Premium
- Unlimited (300MB)
- Laureate
- Unlimited (1 GB each)
PDF to flashcards
- Free
- 32 pages
- Premium
- 1000 pages
- Laureate
- 3000 pages
Practice questions
- Free
- 5/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Practice exams
- Free
- 1/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Voice mode
- Free
- 15 min/day
- Premium
- 2 hr/day
- Laureate
- 12 hr/day
Autocomplete
- Free
- 500 words/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Export to Anki
- Free
- —
- Premium
- Included
- Laureate
- Included
Support
- Free
- Standard
- Premium
- Priority
- Laureate
- Priority
What customers say
Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.
TD Georgas
Tutor
I have very good experience with Scholarly it summarize me scientific text in hovel academic level with citation. I use this for any therapeutic area . It is great and useful tool.
Diana
Scholarly user
Scholarly has been a valuable tool for my studies. The AI-generated flashcards and intuitive features make organizing and retaining information much easier.
Briana
Scholarly user
This app is great for studying for big test. Drop your PDF's in the system and it'll do the trick. You can organize it specifically for your needs.
Kelvin
Scholarly user
Your questions, answered
Is Scholarly free to use?
Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with clear limits: 3 AI Chat messages per day, one free AI creation total, 1 free file upload total, quizzes, practice exams, and manual flashcard creation. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.
What uses my free AI creations?
Generating flashcards, improving a flashcard deck, making a podcast, creating a video lecture or infographic, building slides, a spreadsheet, or a story book, making a mind map, study guide, or worksheet, having an AI Agent create a timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline, running Deep Research, or processing a recording uses your free AI creation. It is a lifetime free credit and does not reset. AI Chat messages, quizzes, and exams still have separate daily limits; free file uploads are also lifetime credits.
Can I cancel anytime?
Absolutely. There are no contracts or commitments. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings, and you'll keep access until the end of your billing period.
What payment methods do you accept?
We accept all major credit and debit cards through Stripe. Pricing is displayed in USD by default, but local currency is available in the app.
Can I use Scholarly with a class or school?
Yes. For a school or organization-wide rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so and we'll help you find the right setup.
What happens when I hit a free plan limit?
You'll see a prompt to upgrade. Your existing work is never lost — limits only apply to new actions. Free AI creations and the free upload are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.