The AI study & research workspace for universities

Give faculty, labs, and student cohorts one workspace grounded in their own course readings, lectures, papers, and slides — cited answers, study material, and research outputs from real material, not generic AI.

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170,000+
Learners and researchers worldwide
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Languages supported
Cited
Every answer traces back to the source
A Scholarly quiz generated from course material, with the AI chat explaining the answer alongside

Use cases

How Universities Use Scholarly

Turn the reading list into understanding

Students upload course readings, textbooks, and lecture slides, then ask questions in plain language. Answers are grounded in the material and cite the exact passage — so learning stays tied to the real source.

Capture every lecture and seminar

Record lectures, seminars, and office hours, or upload the audio. Get accurate transcripts, structured notes, and a short recap the whole cohort can review before exams.

Move faster through the literature

Labs and grad students bring papers, protocols, and datasets into one place, ask grounded questions with citations, and run Deep Research to get up to speed on a field or method.

Exam prep from the actual syllabus

Generate practice exams, quizzes, flashcards, and study guides from the course material itself — testing understanding of concepts and relationships, never rote recall of arbitrary values.

Features

Built for Teaching, Learning & Research

Grounded, cited chat

Ask questions across one reading or a whole semester of material — every answer cites the source passage, so students and faculty can verify before they rely on it.

AI video lectures & podcasts

Turn dense readings into narrated AI video lectures or conversational podcasts — a second explanation of hard material, and a way to review on the commute.

Deep Research

Get a structured, cited write-up on a topic, method, or field from the sources you provide — then drill into what matters for the paper or the lab.

Practice exams, quizzes & flashcards

Generate assessments straight from the course material — grounded in the real syllabus so studying reinforces understanding, not memorization of trivia.

Scholarly Teams

Put a Whole Department on One Plan

Scholarly Teams places an entire department, lab, cohort, or student org on one Premium or Laureate plan. Every member inherits the chosen access when they accept their invite — no per-person paywalls, no upgrade prompts, one central bill.

  • The chosen Premium or Laureate plan for every member
  • Give every member the models and creation allowance of the plan you chose — Premium for Teams or Laureate for Teams
  • Track activity and adoption without a separate team credit balance
  • Shared source libraries so a cohort or lab works from the same readings
  • Admin controls: invite by email or link, Owner/Admin/Member roles, team-wide model access
  • One central Stripe bill with per-member usage broken down by feature and model

Self-serve up to 29 seats. For more seats, whole departments, or invoicing, email hello@scholarly.so.

How it works

How It Works

  1. 01

    Bring in your material

    Course readings, lecture recordings, papers, slides, and links — everything for the class, lab, or cohort in one workspace.

  2. 02

    Ask and understand

    Chat with your sources, get summaries and recaps, and verify every answer against the cited passage it came from.

  3. 03

    Turn it into study & research output

    Generate practice exams, flashcards, study guides, slides, podcasts, AI video lectures, and cited research write-ups — all from your own sources.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from a general AI chatbot?

Scholarly is source-grounded: it answers from the readings, lectures, papers, and slides you upload, and cites the exact passage every time. Faculty and students can verify each answer against the real source instead of trusting a generic model that may invent facts.

Can I put my whole department or lab on one plan?

Yes. Scholarly Teams puts a department, lab, cohort, or student org on one Premium or Laureate plan. Every member inherits the chosen plan when they accept their invite, with shared source libraries, admin controls, and one central bill. Start with 1 seat and self-serve up to 29; for larger groups, whole universities, or invoicing, email hello@scholarly.so.

Does it reinforce understanding or just memorization?

Understanding. Scholarly generates questions and study material that test grasp of concepts and relationships from your material — not rote recall of sample sizes, page numbers, or arbitrary values. Every output stays grounded in the source, so students learn the actual ideas.

What AI models do Teams get?

Premium for Teams includes Premium models; Laureate for Teams adds the Frontier models by name. Admins choose which included tiers members can use, and a stronger personal plan still wins.

Is our material private?

Your uploads are private to your account and are not shared with other users. On a team, members work from shared libraries you control, and you can delete materials at any time.

Pricing

Ready to Ground Learning in Real Material?

Start free, or put your whole department, lab, or cohort on one Scholarly Teams plan.

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Trying your first source? Start Free. Working with new material each week? Premium includes 10 AI Creation Credits a week. Need more capacity? Compare Laureate.

Pricing shown in USD by default. Local currency may be available in app or at checkout.

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AI chat

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.

Free
3 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

AI Creation Credits

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

Free
1 total
Premium
10/week
Laureate
80/week

Podcast length

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

Free
2 minutes
Premium
Up to 60 minutes
Laureate
Up to 60 minutes

Video lecture length

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.

Free
2 minutes
Premium
Up to 45 minutes
Laureate
Up to 45 minutes

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

Sources per creation

Free
Up to 1
Premium
Up to 10
Laureate
Up to 20

Practice questions

Free
5 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Practice exams

Free
1 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Voice mode

Free
15 min total
Premium
2 hr/day
Laureate
12 hr/day

Autocomplete

Free
500 words total
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

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 a meeting and saving its transcript never uses AI Creation Credits. On paid plans, Generate notes uses 1 credit per meeting, whatever its length; Free includes notes for its one saved meeting.

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.