AI academic writing tool and research assistant for researchers and students
The editor that makes you think sharper
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Monthly Plan, Annual Plan, Quarterly Plan available. Multi-year Plans: 2 years ($229) or 3 years ($289). Paperpal for Teams offers up to 25% savings on annual subscriptions. Student discounts available.
Free plan at $0/month with basic writing features and limited AI allowance. Plus plan at $9/month with unlimited docs, encrypted cloud backups, external connections, and x5 more AI usage. Pro plan at $29/month with all Plus features plus multi-agent mode and x15 more AI usage, marked as Best value.
Key features
Grammar check with academic-grade suggestions trained on millions of scholarly edits
Plagiarism checker against 99 billion sources
AI paraphraser to restructure and improve academic tone
Research and citation in 10,000+ citation styles
Access to 250 million verified research articles
Pre-submission checks for 1,500+ top journals
Chat with PDFs to extract key insights
Works across MS Word, Google Docs, Chrome, and Overleaf
Translator for multiple languages
Intelligent AI assistant with chat, edit and write capabilities
True offline experience with local file storage
Web research and image generation
Deep mode for complex creative tasks
Multi-agent mode for collaborative AI
Import and export multiple file formats
Encrypted cloud backups
Page and pageless document viewing modes
External connections for integrations
What makes it different
Built exclusively for academic writing, trained on millions of scholarly articles
All-in-one platform combining writing assistance, citations, plagiarism checks, and pre-submission support
Works seamlessly within existing writing tools without switching applications
Used by over 5 million researchers and trusted by 1,500+ journals
Maintains academic integrity and originality of user work
Keeps your files locally on your machine instead of on company servers
Combines offline-first document editing with integrated AI without tab-hopping
Works with your existing file formats and imports from popular platforms
Fast performance for large documents with flexible viewing options
Designed for writers and thinkers who care about word quality
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