AnswerThis

What it does

AnswerThis takes a research question, a pasted protocol, an uploaded draft or PDFs and reference-library items, and returns cited answers, literature reviews and summaries tied to passages in the source papers. The company says it searches 250-300 million papers and checks each claim against its source before showing it.

People use it to move from question to draft in one workspace: searching and filtering by database, date, journal quality and study type, organizing a library with tags and highlights, writing with in-line citations in 2,000+ styles, and sharing a document with co-authors. Higher tiers add systematic review screening, PRISMA workflows, meta-analysis and a trial landscape view drawn from registries.

It suits students, academics and research teams, with the Max plan aimed at institutions and libraries. The product runs in the browser through an account. The pricing page lists a free plan with five saved projects, a Pro plan at $35 per seat per month billed monthly, and team and institutional plans. The free plan is limited in literature reviews and library size, and the fuller screening and risk-of-bias features sit in higher tiers.

What it can do

• Search and filter a large paper database by database, date, journal quality and study type
• Generate cited answers and summaries with clickable links to source passages
• Organize saved papers and PDFs in a library with tags, highlights and full-text search
• Draft or finish manuscripts with citations in 2,000+ citation styles
• Run systematic review screening, PRISMA workflows and meta-analysis on higher tiers
• Share a workspace with co-authors and set roles and permissions

Works with

• Zotero
• Mendeley
• EndNote
• PubMed
• Embase
• Cochrane

Before you choose

• Free plan is limited to 5 saved projects and a small number of literature reviews per month
• Systematic review and full-text AI screening are reserved for higher tiers
• Verify citations and claims against the original papers before relying on them

Listed under

• Data
• Research
• Academic writing
• Citations
• Literature review
• Meta-analysis
• Systematic review

Get started

Free plan is listed with no card required.

1. Create a free account from the signup page
2. Import an existing draft or start a new question in the Canvas
3. Sync or upload references from Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote to build a library

Pro is $35 per seat per month billed monthly; a yearly toggle shows a 17% saving without a stated yearly figure. Lab & Team is $75 per month billed annually with a minimum of 3 seats. Max is listed at $250 per month with volume and site pricing. The free plan requires no card. Confirm the current rates before purchase.

Source: answerthis.io/our-pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• AnswerThis: AI Research Assistant for Literature Reviews ↗answerthis.io
• AnswerThis Pricing: Free, Pro and Max Plans ↗answerthis.io
• AnswerThis ↗answerthis.io

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