Research with sources you can verify
Scholarly searches the web, finds relevant sources, and creates cited reports with charts for research, professional work, or study.
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Why people choose Scholarly for research
Find relevant sources, review the evidence, and create a cited report for work, research, or study.
Smart web search
AI automatically searches the web, evaluates sources for credibility, and extracts key information for your research question.
Auto-citations
Every source is properly cited. No more manually formatting references or bibliography entries.
Charts & visuals
Charts, graphs, and diagrams are automatically generated to illustrate key points in your paper.
Create a cited report in three steps
Ask a question. Scholarly plans the research, gathers sources, and drafts the report.
Ask your question
Type a research question. Scholarly asks a few clarifying questions to narrow the scope and target the right sources.
AI researches the web
AI searches, reads, and evaluates sources, runs code in a sandbox to analyze data, and follows a visible research plan.
Get a cited report
Receive a fully cited paper with charts, images, and inline source links you can click to verify — then turn it into flashcards, quizzes, or pages in one click.
Everything you need to write better research
All the tools to research, write, and cite your papers
Source Type Filters
Focus research on academic papers, news, textbooks, government reports, or encyclopedias — or search them all.
Link Your Library
Connect PDFs, pages, and flashcards from your library as additional context for deeper, more grounded research.
Clarifying Questions
AI asks you smart questions before starting to narrow the scope and produce more targeted research.
Research Plan
See a visible progress checklist showing each research step as it happens.
Data Analysis Built In
The AI runs code in a secure sandbox to analyze data, crunch numbers, and build the charts and visualizations in your report.
Follow-up Research
Continue your research with follow-up questions. Build on previous findings in the same session.
Source Review
Review the sources behind each report so you can verify claims, follow links, and keep your citations grounded.
Turn Research into Study Materials
Convert any report into flashcards, quizzes, or editable pages with one click. Research flows directly into studying.
Create files with your report
Need a deliverable? Use the "Add a file" options in the composer to have the research produce a study guide, comparison table, CSV, timeline, or one-page summary alongside the report.
Research that flows straight into studying
A cited report can become source material for a presentation, team brief, or review session.
Turn any report into flashcards, quizzes, or editable pages with one click. The findings you just gathered become the exact material you revise from, grounded in the sources AI already verified.
Because research and studying live in the same workspace, you never copy-paste between tools. Ask a question, get a cited answer, and study it — all in one place.
Frequently asked questions
How does Scholarly find sources?
AI searches the web, evaluates each source for credibility, and extracts the relevant information for your question. You can filter to academic papers, news, textbooks, government reports, or encyclopedias — or search across all of them.
Are the citations accurate?
Yes. Every claim in your report is tied to a real source, and citations are formatted automatically. You can review each source directly from the report.
Can I use my own documents in research?
Absolutely. Link PDFs, pages, and flashcards from your library so AI grounds its research in your own material — work documents, lab papers, or class notes — alongside what it finds on the web.
Who is Scholarly's research workspace for?
Anyone who needs grounded, cited answers from real sources: researchers running literature reviews, professionals building market or competitor briefs, and students writing papers. Turn any finished report into flashcards, quizzes, or editable pages, or ask follow-up questions to go deeper — all in the same session.
Is it free to try?
Yes. You can start researching for free with no credit card, whether for work, research, or study. Upgrade to Premium for longer reports, more research runs, and the full workspace.
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Pair this feature with other Scholarly tools.
Research Paper Analyzer
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Research Paper Summarizer
Summarize academic papers.
Citation Generator
Generate accurate citations.
Essay Outline Generator
Structure your next paper.
AI Study Guide Generator
Build a study guide from your sources.
AI Cheat Sheet Maker
Condense your research to one page.
Every tool here is a purpose-built AI agent
Scholarly doesn't just call a model once. Each feature is run by an autonomous AI agent that reads your material, reasons across multiple models, and can research the web and run code — then hands back a finished, cited artifact.
Multiple models
Agents route each step to the model that does it best, instead of relying on a single one.
Live web research
When your sources aren't enough, agents search the web and cite what they find.
Runs code in a sandbox
Each agent gets its own sandbox to compute, transform data, and build your artifact.
Grounded in your sources
Every output is built from the PDFs, notes, and lectures you upload — not guesswork.
Ready to write better research papers?
Get instant access to web search, auto-citations, and AI-powered research. Free to start — go Premium for deeper reports and 10 AI creations each week.
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.
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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.
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- Premium
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- 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
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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.
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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.
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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.