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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Scholarly Deep Research - AI research with sources and citations

Why Scholarly

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.

How it works

Create a cited report in three steps

Ask a question. Scholarly plans the research, gathers sources, and drafts the report.

  1. 01

    Ask your question

    Type a research question. Scholarly asks what to produce — a cited report, slides, a brief, a study guide, a table, or more than one of those — then targets the right sources.

  2. 02

    AI researches the web

    AI searches, reads, and evaluates sources, runs code in a sandbox to analyze data, and follows a visible research plan.

  3. 03

    Get a cited report

    Receive a fully cited report that opens with its verdict, confidence, and open questions, with charts, images, and inline source links you can click to verify — then export it to Word, PowerPoint, or Google, or turn it into flashcards, quizzes, or pages in one click.

Everything included

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

Before it starts, AI asks what to produce and any other detail that would change the result, with options you can pick or type over.

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.

Evidence, Not Just Citations

A finished report opens with its verdict, a confidence read, any contested claims, and the questions still open — then the Evidence view lets you inspect every source behind it, follow the links, and check a claim before you rely on it.

Turn Research into Study Materials

Convert any report into flashcards, quizzes, or editable pages with one click. Research flows directly into studying.

Start From a Workflow

Begin from a literature review, market landscape, policy analysis, or due diligence workflow — or describe your own. Deep Research asks what to produce before it starts, so the same investigation can return a cited report, a deck, a brief, a study guide, a table, or several of those.

A Chat That Knows the Research

A dedicated chat sits beside the research and already knows its reports, findings, and sources. Ask it to explain a claim, compare two sources, or push a thread further without re-explaining the project.

Export the Report and the Bibliography

On a paid plan, export a finished report as an editable Word (.docx) or PowerPoint (.pptx) file, or save it to Google Docs or Google Slides with Google Drive connected. The source list exports on its own as a Word document or Google Doc, so a bibliography drops straight into whatever you are writing.

The study loop

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.

FAQ

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.

Can I get the report out of Scholarly?

Yes. On a paid plan a finished report exports as an editable Word (.docx) or PowerPoint (.pptx) file, or saves to Google Docs or Google Slides with Google Drive connected. The bibliography exports separately as a Word document or Google Doc, so your source list drops straight into a paper, brief, or deck.

Powered by AI agents

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.

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Pricing

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Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. The chat model menu is a curated selection and is smaller than the creation catalog — some models, including the Frontier tier, are reserved for credit-metered AI creations.

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AI Creation Credits share one balance across every creation tool. Most models use 1 credit, a few use 2, and Frontier models use 3.

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Free episodes are fixed at 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target length up to 60 minutes.

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Free lectures with a length control are fixed at 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short uses its own short video format.

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File uploads

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Practice questions

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Practice exams

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Voice mode

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Autocomplete

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Export to Anki

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What customers say

Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.

TD Georgas

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

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

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

Kelvin

Scholarly user

Your questions, answered

Is Scholarly free to use?

Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with lifetime allowances: 3 AI Chat messages, 500 autocomplete words, 5 quiz questions, 15 voice minutes, 1 practice exam, one free AI Creation Credit total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI Creation Credits per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI Creation Credits?

AI Creation Credits are shared across flashcards, podcasts, videos, slides, AI Documents, Deep Research, and the Transcribe tool. The selected model determines the credit cost. Recording live audio and saving its transcript uses your file upload allowance instead; it does not use AI Creation 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-plan allowances are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI Creation Credits per week, podcasts up to 60 minutes, video lectures up to 45 minutes, unlimited uploads, chat, autocomplete, quizzes, and exams, plus more daily voice time.