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Alethea vs Litmaps vs Scite

All three are research tools. Here is what separates them.

	Alethea	Litmaps	Scite
What it is	ALETHIA AI is a research and development studio building at the intersection of two of the most transformative technologies of our time: Generative AI and…	Litmaps accelerates your entire literature review. Discover important papers faster and transform how you do research with dynamic visualizations.	Shows whether a paper’s citations support it or contradict it, rather than merely counting them.
Category	Research	Research	Research
Pricing	Paid	Paid · $10/mo	Paid · From $20/mo
How it bills	Not published	Flat monthly	Flat monthly
Free tier	No	No	No
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	—	—	Citations classified as supporting or contrasting Citation context snippets Reference checking for a manuscript Browser extension Journal and author dashboards
What works	Sits in Research, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Publishes its price openly — $10/mo Sits in Research, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Unique and genuinely useful signal Exposes retracted and disputed work Fits into existing reading workflow
What does not	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 44 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 12 tools in the same category have a free tier	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried 44 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 12 tools in the same category have a free tier	No meaningful free tier Classification is imperfect Only as good as coverage in a field

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