Where writers do their research

Pile your sources into one workspace — articles, PDFs, interviews, videos. Ask questions, get answers grounded in your material with citations, and start every draft from real understanding instead of a blank page.

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From sources to a working outline
A Scholarly Deep Research report open beside the list of sources it cites

Use cases

How Writers Use Scholarly

Research before you draft

Ask a real question and let Deep Research read the sources for you — a clear, cited write-up you can interrogate, push back on, and build your piece from.

Chat with your source material

Question your PDFs, articles, and reference books directly. Answers cite the passage they came from, so every fact in your draft traces back to a source.

Turn interviews into usable quotes

Upload interview audio or record directly. Scholarly transcribes it, pulls out the key moments, and makes hours of tape searchable in seconds.

Beat the blank page

Draft outlines and first passes with AI that has actually read your research — structured, cited, and yours to rewrite in your own voice.

Features

Features That Matter for Writing

Deep Research

Go from a question to a cited, structured brief in minutes — then follow up, go deeper, and pressure-test the claims before you write.

Notes & pages editor

Outline and draft in the same workspace as your sources, with AI that can cite, expand, restructure, or change the tone — without losing your material.

A source library that remembers

Every article, PDF, transcript, and video lives in one searchable library. Ask AI Chat to find the source you half-remember from last month.

Listen to your reading list

Turn background reading into conversational podcasts and audio overviews — get through research while you walk, drive, or do the dishes.

How it works

How It Works

  1. 01

    Collect your sources

    Drop in articles, PDFs, interviews, web pages, and videos — everything for the piece in one workspace.

  2. 02

    Interrogate the material

    Ask questions, run deep research, and get grounded answers with citations you can verify.

  3. 03

    Draft from understanding

    Build outlines and cited first drafts in the editor, then rewrite them in your own voice.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Scholarly write my piece for me?

No — it does the research legwork. Scholarly reads your sources, answers your questions with citations, and gives you structured, grounded first passes and outlines. The voice, the argument, and the final draft stay yours.

Are the citations real?

Yes. Answers grounded in your uploaded material cite the exact passages they came from, and Deep Research reads and cites real external sources. You can always open the source and check the claim yourself.

Can I upload interviews and AI Meeting Notes?

Yes. Upload audio files or record directly in Scholarly. You get a transcript, AI notes, and a summary, and the whole recording becomes searchable — so finding that one quote takes seconds instead of an afternoon of scrubbing.

How is this different from ChatGPT?

ChatGPT answers from general knowledge. Scholarly answers from YOUR sources — the documents, interviews, and articles you uploaded — with citations pointing back to them, in a persistent workspace where your research accumulates project after project.

Pricing

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  • 3 lifetime AI Chat messages

  • 1 free AI creation total

  • 2-minute podcasts and video lectures

  • 1 free file upload total (8MB)

  • 5 lifetime quiz questions

  • 1 completed practice exam total

  • 15 lifetime voice minutes

  • 32-page PDF to flashcards

  • 500 lifetime autocomplete words

Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, or create a podcast, video lecture, slides, infographic, mind map, study guide, worksheet, spreadsheet, story book, timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline — or run Deep Research or turn a recording into AI Meeting Notes.

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Steady weekly output from the material you already have.

$12

/month

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  • Everything in Free, plus:

  • 10 AI creations per week

  • Unlimited AI chat & autocomplete

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)

  • Unlimited study sessions

  • Unlimited exams & quizzes

  • 1000-page PDF to flashcards

  • Export to Anki

  • Priority support

Laureate

For work where being right matters more than the price.

$99

/month

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For frontier models & 8x more AI Creations

Our most advanced and most expensive tier.

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  • Everything in Premium, plus:

  • 80 weighted AI creation credits every week

  • 80 AI creations per week

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited uploads up to 1 GB, plus 3,000-page PDFs

  • 12 hours of voice mode per day

  • Priority support and early access to new Frontier models

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AI chat

Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. GPT 5.6 Sol and Claude Opus 5 are reserved for credit-metered AI creations.

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AI creations

AI creations share one credit balance across every creation tool. Standard models use 1 credit; Frontier models Sol and Opus use 3.

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80/week

Podcast length

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

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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.

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2 minutes
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Up to 45 minutes
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Up to 45 minutes

File uploads

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Unlimited (1 GB each)

PDF to flashcards

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32 pages
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1000 pages
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3000 pages

Practice questions

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5 total
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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 total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI creations?

Generating flashcards, improving a flashcard deck, making a podcast, creating a video lecture or infographic, building slides, a spreadsheet, or a story book, making a mind map, study guide, or worksheet, having an AI Agent create a timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline, running Deep Research, or processing a recording uses your free AI creation. It is a lifetime free credit and does not reset. AI Chat, autocomplete, quiz practice, voice, exams, and file uploads have separate lifetime allowances.

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 creations 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.