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Vol. I · No. 20Friday, October 23, 2026dailyprompt.si

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Research

Semantic Scholar

A free search engine for scientific literature from Ai2, the Allen Institute for AI. It covers papers across all fields and offers an AI-assisted reader and a developer API.

Our verdict

A reliable free starting point for finding papers, but it is a search and discovery tool, not one that writes answers or synthesizes findings for you.

Use it for

  • Search scientific papers
  • Follow citations
  • Read papers with context
  • Paper search api

Other research tools

  • Consensus

    Good for a quick read on the evidence behind a claim, though an agreement score can flatten nuance, so read the key studies before you rely on it.

    FreemiumBest for checking what the science says on a specific question

  • Elicit

    Strong for structured literature reviews, but the free tier is limited and the paid plans cost more than most consumer research tools.

    FreemiumBest for researchers doing literature or systematic reviews

  • Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

    Excellent when the answers should come only from sources you supply, but it is less useful for open-ended web research and higher limits require a Google AI subscription.

    FreemiumBest for making sense of a pile of your own documents