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Anara

AI research assistant that cites the exact source passage

Free plan · from $8/moAI ResearchChecked Oct 5, 2026
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What is Anara?

Anara is an AI research assistant that works from your own library of papers and files. You upload documents or search academic databases, ask questions across one file, a folder or the whole library, and get answers that link to the exact passage they came from. A note editor suggests citations as you write, and Anara runs on the web, Mac, iPhone and iPad, with a Chrome extension for saving pages.

Anara has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8 per seat / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly). See every plan

Good for

  • Researchers who want answers grounded in their own library of papers
  • Working across hundreds of files and checking each claim against its source
  • Zotero and Mendeley users, whose libraries import on every plan
  • Writing with citations in a note editor or in Microsoft Word

Worth knowing

  • The Free plan's AI usage limit refreshes daily, and each upload is capped at 20 MB or 120 pages.
  • Choosing a model, OCR and the Google Drive, Notion and OneDrive connectors need Pro; Deep Search and Model Council need Max.
  • The pricing page's scripts show the prices recorded here to visitors without a paid plan, while its initial HTML lists an earlier, higher set (Plus $10, Pro $20, billed yearly).
  • The desktop app is for Mac only and there is no Android app. Anara's FAQ says it does not currently offer a student discount.

Key features

Chat across your library
Ask questions of a single file, hundreds of files in a folder or the entire library. Anara says one conversation can work across up to 10,000 files.
Answers cited to the passage
Every answer carries inline citations that open the exact passage in the source document, in numbered form or an academic citation style.
Agent and paper search
The agent searches your library, the web and academic databases such as PubMed, arXiv and JSTOR, then returns a cited synthesis. It can also import files and reorganize folders on request.
Write and cite
The note editor matches your writing to your library and the web to suggest citations, and builds formatted reference lists. An add-in brings the same tools into Microsoft Word.
File handling
Reads PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Markdown, EPUB, images, audio and video; audio and video are transcribed automatically. OCR for scanned documents is part of Pro and above.
Deep Search and Model Council
On the Max plans, Deep Search runs multi-step research across your library and the web, and Model Council puts one question to several models at once.

Anara pricing

Starts at
$8 per seat / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
Free plan
a daily allowance of AI usage and uploads, files of up to 20 MB or 120 pages each, and the Zotero and Mendeley connectors. No credit card required.
Free trial
None listed
Free$0Limited AI usage that refreshes daily, uploads of up to 20 MB or 120 pages each, and Zotero and Mendeley connectors.
Plus$8per seat / month, billed yearly ($96); $10 billed monthlyA larger weekly usage limit, credits for extra usage, uploads of up to 100 MB or 600 pages, science database connectors and 5 collaborators per folder.
Pro$16per seat / month, billed yearly ($192); $20 billed monthly4x the usage of Plus, a choice of every AI model, uploads of up to 300 MB or 10,000 pages, OCR, cloud storage connectors and 50 collaborators per folder.
Max 5x$80per seat / month, billed yearly ($960); $100 billed monthly5x the usage of Pro, plus Deep Search, Model Council, uploads with no size or page limit and unlimited folder collaborators.
Max 20x$160per seat / month, billed yearly ($1,920); $200 billed monthlyThe same features as Max 5x with 20x the usage of Pro.
EnterpriseCustomSSO/SAML and SCIM provisioning, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified security, SharePoint live sync and a shared Slack channel for support.

Read from anara.com on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Anara before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discountSave 20% with yearly billing

    Billed yearly, Plus is $8 a seat per month against $10 billed monthly, Pro is $16 against $20 and Max 5x is $80 against $100. The pricing page labels the yearly option as a 20% saving.

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Common questions

Is Anara free?

Anara has a free plan. a daily allowance of AI usage and uploads, files of up to 20 MB or 120 pages each, and the Zotero and Mendeley connectors. No credit card required. Paid plans start at $8 per seat / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly).

How much does Anara cost?

Anara lists 6 plans. Free: $0. Plus: $8 per seat / month, billed yearly ($96); $10 billed monthly. Pro: $16 per seat / month, billed yearly ($192); $20 billed monthly. Max 5x: $80 per seat / month, billed yearly ($960); $100 billed monthly. Max 20x: $160 per seat / month, billed yearly ($1,920); $200 billed monthly. Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from anara.com on Oct 5, 2026.

What platforms does Anara work on?

Anara is available on Web, macOS and iOS. It also has a browser extension.

Does Anara offer any discounts?

Anara publicly lists the following: Save 20% with yearly billing.

Does Anara have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Anara is listed for Web, macOS and iOS.

Does Anara have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Anara is listed for Web, macOS and iOS.

Is Anara open source?

Anara is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.

What does Anara integrate with?

Anara's listing names Zotero, Mendeley, Google Drive, Notion, OneDrive, Dropbox, Slack and Microsoft Word. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Anara?

Anara is made by Anara Labs, Inc.

What are the alternatives to Anara?

The closest alternatives to Anara in our directory are SciSpace, Elicit, Paperguide, Gemini Notebook and ChatPDF. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Anara.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026.