Pick Anara if
lab members who already have a PDF pile and will pay Plus or Pro for weekly usage.
Read the Anara pageAnara vs SciSummary
Our take
Pick Anara if lab members who already have a PDF pile and will pay Plus or Pro for weekly usage. Pick SciSummary if students and lab members who want a structured skim, then will pay Pro when the trial ends.
Best for
Anara Ask a question of papers you already collected — or find the next one
SciSummary Skim one paper into modes (section / key points / ELI5)
Free plan
Anara $0 · daily usage meter; Auto chat; Zotero / Mendeley
SciSummary $0 · for the first month with code STUDENT26 (homepage)
Lowest paid
Anara Plus $10/mo yearly
SciSummary Pro (annual) $4/mo
Next step up
Anara Pro $20/mo yearly
SciSummary Pro (monthly) $7/mo
Watch out
Anara Free is a daily meter
SciSummary Trial is 7 days
Last checked
Anara 2026-10-22 · anara.com/pricing
SciSummary 2026-10-22 · scisummary.com
Which one, then?
Pick SciSummary if
students and lab members who want a structured skim, then will pay Pro when the trial ends.
Read the SciSummary page