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Academic Pro is priced for students and university staff — after subscribing, verify your university email in Settings → Billing to keep the academic price.
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Every plan includes the same reading, note-taking and citation surface.
| Feature | Anon no signup | Free with account | ProRecommended subscription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web app | Included | Included | Included |
| Local PDFs and paper uploads | Included | Included | Included |
| Highlights and notes | Included | Included | Included |
| Full-text search across your library | Included | Included | Included |
| Citation export (BibTeX, RIS, CSL) | Included | Included | Included |
| OpenAlex metadata enrichment | Included | Included | Included |
| PDF + EPUB reader | Included | Included | Included |
| Sync across devices | Not included | Included | Included |
| Zotero import (read-only) | Not included | Included | Included |
| Zotero import (write-back) | Not included | Not included | Included |
| MCP server (bring your own AI) | Not included | Not included | Included |
| PDF storage | local only | 100 MB in cloud | 10 GB in cloud |
| AI credits included | Not included | Not included | 500,000/month |
| Grounded chat over your library | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Assisted note generation | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Viva coach modePlanned | Not included | limited | included |
| iPhone & iPad app | Included | Included | Included |
| Android appPlanned | Included | Included | Included |
| Priority support | Not included | Not included | Included |
Pro · subscription · recommended
- Web appIncluded
- Local PDFs and paper uploadsIncluded
- Highlights and notesIncluded
- Full-text search across your libraryIncluded
- Citation export (BibTeX, RIS, CSL)Included
- OpenAlex metadata enrichmentIncluded
- PDF + EPUB readerIncluded
- Sync across devicesIncluded
- Zotero import (read-only)Included
- Zotero import (write-back)Included
- MCP server (bring your own AI)Included
- PDF storage10 GB in cloud
- AI credits included500,000/month
- Grounded chat over your libraryIncluded
- Assisted note generationIncluded
- Viva coach modePlannedincluded
- iPhone & iPad appIncluded
- Android appPlannedIncluded
- Priority supportIncluded
Rows marked Planned are on theroadmapand are not available yet. They'll go live for every tier as they ship, with Pro getting the higher usage caps.
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