Side by side
| Feature | Semantic Scholar | Jenni AI |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Free AI-powered search engine for scientific literature, helping researchers find relevant papers across all fields of science. | AI academic writing and research workspace for students and researchers, with citations traceable to source PDFs. |
| Price from | not listed | 12 USD/mo |
| Free plan | yes | yes |
| Platforms | web, api | web |
| API | yes | not stated |
Semantic Scholar: key features
- Search across about 238 million scientific papers from all fields
- AI-driven semantic understanding of scientific literature
- Public API with paper search and documentation
- Semantic Reader augmented reader (beta, select papers)
- Sign-up for updates and account creation
Jenni AI: key features
- AI autocomplete grounded in imported sources
- Inline citations in 10,000+ citation styles
- Traceable citations linked to exact page and paragraph in PDF
- Import PDFs, Zotero or Mendeley libraries, or search 200M+ papers
- AI chat over current document or PDFs
- Export to .docx, LaTeX or HTML
FAQ
Is Semantic Scholar or Jenni AI better?
It depends on the job - compare prices, free plans and features in the table above.
Are Semantic Scholar and Jenni AI free?
Semantic Scholar: Yes, there is a free plan. Free AI-powered research tool for searching scientific literature. Jenni AI: Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan: 10 AI autocompletes per day, 10 PDF uploads, 3 AI edits, 5 AI chat messages, 3 reviews, 3 workflow runs, unlimited citations, body-only document export, 10,000+ citation styles, 25MB PDF size and 150 pages per PDF.