AI Rankings

Allen Institute for AI

Semantic Scholar

Free academic search engine that uses AI to surface relevant papers, citations, and TLDR summaries.

Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .

Task rank
#18
Tier
A
Score
73.7

Strengths

  • Free access to a large index of scientific literature
  • AI-generated TLDR summaries for many papers
  • Citation graphs and influential-citation signals

Considerations

  • A discovery tool, not a writing or extraction assistant
  • Coverage varies by field
  • Summaries are short and shouldn't replace reading

Price

Free

Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.

Score breakdown

Performance
72.0
55% of score
Reputation
78.0
35% of score
Recency
68.0
10% of score

The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →

Verification status

Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.

Pricing
Benchmark
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Feature list

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