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Litmaps vs Mini.Course vs Perplexity AI

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

	Litmaps	Mini.Course	Perplexity AI
What it is	Litmaps accelerates your entire literature review. Discover important papers faster and transform how you do research with dynamic visualizations.	The complete AI Course Creator and intuitive eLearning Authoring are combined in perfect harmony. Turn course ideas into reality faster.	AI-powered search engine providing accurate, sourced answers using LLMs and real-time web search.
Category	Research	Research	Research
Pricing	Paid · $10/mo	Free · Free	Freemium · $20/mo
How it bills	Flat monthly	Free	Flat monthly
Free tier	No	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	4.6 from 5,400 reviews
Features	—	—	Real-time web search Cited sources Pro Search deep research File analysis Image search Code execution Collections API access
What works	Publishes its price openly — $10/mo Sits in Research, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Has a free tier, so it can be tried before paying Free to use Sits in Research, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Accurate with citations Real-time information Excellent for research Clean interface Generous free tier
What does not	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	44 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job	Pro features behind paywall Sometimes shallow answers Limited creative tasks Fewer integrations