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Scifocus compared with Open Atelier
DetailScifocus logo ScifocusOpen Atelier logo Open Atelier
What it doesAI-powered research assistant for academic writing and scientific discovery A writing teacher that reads your book: see what to work on in your chapters, learn why, and check your fix.
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree tier with 800 words. Paid plans: Basic $6.99/month (10,000 words/month for Daily Academic Toolkit, 5,000 for Research Assistant Pro); Pro $10.99/month (50,000 words/month for Toolkit, 7,500 for Pro); Ultimate $35.99/month (unlimited Toolkit access, 15,000 words/month for Research Assistant Pro Free plan includes the editor, rule-based chapter check, and lessons with 3 Coach reads, 20 Co-write requests, and 10 questions per month. Atelier plan: $21/month or $189/year (with 3 months free annually) includes 40 Coach reads, 250 Co-write requests, and 150 questions per month. Additional packs:
Key features
  • Literature review tools to find and organize relevant research
  • Note-taking and mind-mapping features for organizing research insights
  • Essay and academic writing assistance
  • Support for responding to reviewer comments and revisions
  • Grammar checker and citation format conversion
  • Paraphrasing tools for original content creation
  • Over 50 modules in Daily Academic Toolkit for essay and research support
  • Research Highlights Extractor and Content Fusion tools
  • Multiple AI model integration with seamless switching
  • End-to-end encryption and advanced security measures
  • Rule-based chapter check for dialogue, continuity, point of view, prose and scene habits
  • Findings anchored to your text with linked lessons
  • Exercises on your own passage with re-check
  • Three modes: Human only, Coach, or Co-write
  • Authorship record tracking sources: typed, pasted, imported, or AI-generated
  • Story bible for characters, places and facts over time
  • Import from Word, PDF, Scrivener and other formats
  • Version history for each chapter
  • Export to Word, EPUB, PDF, Markdown and plain text
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5 from Anthropic for AI features
What makes it different
  • Grounded in scientific expertise with content trained on scholarly articles and STM knowledge
  • Comprehensive all-in-one platform covering entire research lifecycle from idea to publication
  • User data ownership and privacy protection without using inputs to train base models
  • Model-agnostic flexibility allowing seamless switching across different LLMs
  • Journal-standard output optimization for publication-ready academic content
  • Your writing is never used to train AI models
  • Transparent authorship record shows exactly how each sentence arrived
  • AI is optional and controlled per manuscript, with rule-based checks available free
  • Interactive feedback loop with practice exercises before re-checking
  • No API keys or token counting; simple per-action pricing
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)6 no change since last check18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)70
Citation Flow (Majestic)2719
Referring domains (Majestic)636

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