# Keenious

> Academic search that recommends papers from your own text

Keenious is an academic search tool that recommends published research based on text you type, paste or upload as a PDF. It has a Search mode and a Chat mode, draws on more than 250 million works from OpenAlex, and shows results both as a list and as a map grouped by research area. It also runs as a sidebar in Microsoft Word and Google Docs, and universities can license it for all students and staff.

- **Category:** AI Research Tools
- **Made by:** Keenious AS
- **Website:** https://keenious.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Keenious has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** All search results, 3 conversations a day with 5 AI responses each, and PDF uploads of up to 3 MB.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | All search results, 5 AI responses per conversation, 3 conversations a day and a 3 MB file upload limit. |
| Plus for Individuals | $10 per month, billed annually ($120); $45 quarterly or $20 monthly | Unlimited conversations and responses, export of all results in formats such as RIS and BibTeX, and 20 MB file uploads. |
| Plus for Teams | $20 per user / month, billed annually ($240); $90 quarterly or $40 monthly | All Plus features with an admin console, centralized billing, two-factor authentication and dedicated support. |
| Institutions | Custom | Access for all students and faculty with SSO, SAML or IP-based access, library collection links and a data processing agreement. |

Read from https://keenious.com/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keenious before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Annual billing is half the monthly rate** (Annual discount): The pricing page's price data lists Plus for Individuals at $120 a year, $45 a quarter or $20 a month, and Plus for Teams at $240, $90 or $40 per user. Source: https://keenious.com/pricing
- **30% off annual billing for students** (Education): The pricing FAQ offers students a 30% annual discount. They email the verification address from their institution's email account and receive a discount code. Source: https://keenious.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Search from your own text:** Type a question, paste text or upload a PDF, and Keenious returns related papers. Results are retrieved from its index by meaning and keyword ranking; they are not written by a language model.
- **Chat about papers:** Chat explains methods, statistics and terminology, including text you highlight in a paper. It runs on Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash, and there is no choice of model.
- **Search map:** Shows each result as a dot placed by meaning, colored by research area and sized by citation count. Selecting an area filters the map and the list together.
- **Word and Google Docs add-ins:** Keenious runs as a sidebar in Microsoft Word and Google Docs, so related research appears beside the document being written.
- **Search across languages:** The site says Keenious can be used in nearly 100 languages, and a question in one language can find research written in another.
- **Bookmarks and citation export:** Papers can be bookmarked, and results or bookmarks exported as citations for a reference manager; the help center points EndNote users to the RIS format.

## Good for

- Students looking for sources that match a draft essay or assignment
- Writers who want paper recommendations inside Word or Google Docs
- Researchers searching for literature across languages and disciplines
- Universities that want campus-wide access linked to library holdings

## Worth knowing

- The free plan allows 3 conversations a day with 5 AI responses each, and PDF uploads stop at 3 MB.
- Keenious Plus has no free trial, and the pricing FAQ says early cancellations are not refunded.
- Uploaded files and conversations are deleted automatically after 1 day.
- The site lists a web app and add-ins for Microsoft Word and Google Docs, but no mobile or desktop apps.

## Works with

Microsoft Word, Google Docs, OpenAlex, Unpaywall, EBSCO, Primo

**Tags:** Research, AI search, Chat assistant, Citations

## Alternatives

- [ResearchRabbit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/researchrabbit): Literature discovery tool that maps how papers connect. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keenious-vs-researchrabbit)
- [Semantic Scholar](https://toolgpa.com/tools/semantic-scholar): Free AI-powered search engine for scientific literature. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keenious-vs-semantic-scholar)
- [Consensus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/consensus): AI search engine that answers questions from peer-reviewed papers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/consensus-vs-keenious)
- [Litmaps](https://toolgpa.com/tools/litmaps): Literature review tool that maps papers by their citations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keenious-vs-litmaps)
- [Elicit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/elicit): AI research assistant for literature search and systematic reviews. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/elicit-vs-keenious)

## Sources

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

- https://keenious.com/pricing
- https://keenious.com/landing
- https://keenious.com/about
- https://keenious.com/legal/terms-of-use
- https://help.keenious.com/en/articles/185112-what-is-keenious
- https://help.keenious.com/en/articles/726997-how-keenious-uses-generative-ai
- https://help.keenious.com/en/articles/755412-the-search-map-a-visual-view-of-your-results
- https://help.keenious.com/en/articles/185126-export-results-bookmarks
- https://help.keenious.com/en/articles/751676-plus-for-teams-seats-and-billing
- https://help.keenious.com/en/articles/185082-how-to-verify-student-status-and-get-a-discount-code

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