Scite vs Silvi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Silvi grades higher than Scite: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Scite grades higher on features. Silvi grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Scite
Research assistant that shows how papers have been cited
Silvi
Literature review platform with AI screening and data extraction
Which one is for you
Pick Scite if
- Fits if you need to know whether a finding held up in later research
- Works for researchers who want cited answers inside Claude or ChatGPT through the MCP connector
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial that rolls into a paid one
- Pricey if you need patent, clinical trial or grant search, or Collections past 1,000 papers, which start on Pro at $50 a month
- Tight if you lean on it through Claude or ChatGPT, with 250 MCP credits a month on Basic
- Watch out: annual billing and a Team plan are offered, but their prices couldn't be confirmed
- Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as only the web app and a browser extension are listed
Pick Silvi if
- Fits if you're running a literature review alone and want the basics free
- Works for a small team of up to 5 that wants AI screening and extraction
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want AI screening or extraction, which need Plus at €19 a month
- Tight if you work with others, since multi-reviewer workflows are paid
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and monthly-billing prices didn't show on the page
- Watch out: a Rapid plan is in the table with no price, and there's no app
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASciteFair | 2.6GPASilviGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBasic is $20 a month billed monthly, which lands in the dearest tenth of a category whose middle is $10. Unlimited Assistant queries, full-text search and citation alerts are in. Patents, clinical trials, grants and Collections past 1,000 papers need Pro at $50. Annual billing exists at a price we couldn't confirm. | CPlus Individual is €19 a month billed as €230 a year, near the top of the research category, whose dearest tenth starts at $20. A team of 5 is €55 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan at all. New users get a 7-day trial, and it rolls into whichever plan you chose at sign-up unless you cancel first, so your card is in from the start. Set a reminder if you're only looking! | BBasic is free with unlimited reviews and the core import, screening and extraction functions. One person can really live on that. |
| Features | AScite's citation reports show whether later papers supported a finding, contrasted it or only mentioned it, with the context around each one, and nothing else in this category does that. The Assistant links every claim to a sentence, and search runs inside 280 million full-text articles under publisher agreements. | BImport, screening, highlighted extraction, AI extraction, team workflows and tables. The AI parts and multi-reviewer workflows are paid, but the core review job is covered. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. The browser extension is the easy part, putting Scite's citation counts beside papers on Google Scholar and PubMed. The rest asks more of you: no free plan to practice on, Collections with size caps to watch, and MCP use running on a monthly credit count. | CNo store rating on record. You set up a review and import studies before it does anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app and a browser extension, plus a Zotero plugin, an API and an MCP connector that runs Scite inside Claude and ChatGPT. MCP use is capped at 250 credits a month on Basic. No phone or desktop app is listed, so those connectors are what earn the B. | BWeb, with PubMed, OpenAlex, ERIC, Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and Web of Science. |
| Best for | checking if a paper's findings held up | screening and extracting data for literature reviews |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Scite and Silvi. How we grade
Price against what you get
Scite starts at $20 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Silvi starts at about $21.23 a month and scores 2.7.
Scite scores higher and starts $1.23 a month lower. Of the other AI research tools on the chart, none scores higher than Scite for less, and 6 score higher than Silvi for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Scite also covers chat assistant and AI search.
At a glance
| Scite | Silvi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month, billed monthly | €19 per month for 1 seat, billed as €230 yearly |
| Free plan | None | Basic plan: unlimited reviews with the core functions. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial for new users; it rolls into the plan chosen at sign-up unless canceled first. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Scite LLC (Research Solutions) | Silvi |
| Price read from | scite.ai | silvi.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Scite
- No free plan is listed; after the 7-day trial a paid subscription is needed.
- The pricing page also offers annual billing and a Team plan for labs; those prices could not be confirmed in page text and are left out here.
- Patent, clinical trial and grant search and Collections above 1,000 papers need the Pro plan.
- MCP use is capped by monthly credits: 250 on Basic and 2,500 on Pro.
Silvi
- Prices are in euros, and the monthly figures shown are the yearly-billed rate; monthly and quarterly billing exist but their prices did not show on the page.
- The pricing table also lists a Rapid plan with no price displayed.
- AI screening, AI data extraction, multi-reviewer workflows and in-app chat support are not on the free Basic plan.
- The Plus Team plan covers 5 seats.
Key features
Scite
- Smart Citations
- Shows how later research has cited a paper: whether the citing statements support, contrast or simply mention its findings, with the surrounding context.
- Scite Assistant
- Answers questions from the scientific literature and links every claim back to the specific sentence in the paper it came from.
- Full-text search
- Searches inside more than 280 million full-text articles under agreements with Wiley, SAGE and 30+ other publishers, alongside preprints, books, patents and datasets.
- Collections and citation alerts
- Group papers into Collections of up to 1,000 papers on Basic or 10,000 on Pro, and get alerts about new citations.
- Browser extension
- Adds Smart Citation counts to paper listings on Google Scholar, PubMed and publisher sites. Clicking a badge opens the full Scite report.
- MCP, Zotero and API access
- Runs inside Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP-compatible assistants, plugs into Zotero and offers an API for teams building their own tools.
Silvi
- Study import
- Studies can be uploaded or imported through integrations with databases such as PubMed, OpenAlex and ERIC, and from Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote.
- Screening
- Include or exclude studies in bulk or one at a time, with a PRISMA flow chart. AI screening suggestions are listed on the paid tiers.
- Highlighted data extraction
- Data is extracted by highlighting text in a PDF, and the highlight is stored so each value links back to its source.
- AI extraction
- The AI proposes extracted data and highlights it in the PDF; the reviewer decides whether it is correct.
- Team workflows
- Assign tasks, require multiple reviewers, blind decisions and resolve conflicts, with a decision log.
- Tables and plots
- Extracted data appears in configurable tables and plots, and exports to Excel.
Plans
Scite
Basic$20
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited Assistant queries, full-text search, Smart Citation reports, citation alerts, 250 MCP credits a month and Collections of up to 1,000 papers.
Pro$50
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Basic, plus 2,500 MCP credits a month, Collections of up to 10,000 papers, and search across patents, clinical trials and grants.
EnterpriseCustom
For organizations and universities: unlimited users with pooled usage, SAML/SSO, access by domain, IP or email, and regulatory and safety datasets.
Silvi
BasicFree
Unlimited reviews and the core import, screening and extraction functions.
Plus Individual€19
per month for 1 seat, billed as €230 yearly
Unlimited reviews, AI functions and advanced collaboration.
Plus Team€55
per month for up to 5 seats, billed as €660 yearly
The Plus features for a team of 5 seats, with unlimited reviews.
Ways to pay less
Scite
- Education
Student and academic discount on request
The pricing FAQ says students and academics who recommend Scite to their institution by email, copying Scite's sales and support addresses, are sent a discount code. The amount is not stated.
Silvi
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Scite or Silvi?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Scite is cheaper to start with: $20 a month, against about $21.23 a month for Silvi. Scite starts at $20 per month, billed monthly, and Silvi starts at €19 per month for 1 seat, billed as €230 yearly.
Which has a free plan, Scite or Silvi?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Silvi has a free plan. Scite does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Scite and Silvi run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Scite lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.