The Logically Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Logically in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Logically
The Insider’s Guide
AI workspace for references, PDF notes and paper writing
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI research tools, read from Logically’s own pages.
Made by Afforai Inc. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Logically’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Logically’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 6 of the 27 other AI research tools we grade
Logically, formerly Afforai, is a research and writing workspace. It combines a reference manager, a file annotator, a document writer and an AI research assistant that answers with inline citations from your own files, from a Semantic Scholar database of 200 million papers or from Google search. Citations come in more than 10,000 styles, and a Chrome extension and a Microsoft Word add-in bring the library into the browser and into Word.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Logically, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Citation details do fill themselves in when you add a PDF or a DOI.
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Best for references, notes and drafts in one place
Logically, which used to be called Afforai, puts your references, PDF notes and drafts in one workspace, with an AI assistant that cites as it answers.
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Paid plans start at $12 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $12 per user / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly).
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There is a free plan
Every product with standard AI models, 5 AI chat messages, 5 AI commands and 5 autosuggestions a day, 5 queries per Mini Tool a day, and 100 MB of storage.
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It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
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Document Writer
An editor for notes and full papers with AI autosuggestions, citations pulled from your library and an automatic bibliography. Paid plans export to PDF, Markdown and DOCX without a watermark.
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Reference Manager
Stores PDFs, EPUBs, web pages and DOIs with citation details filled in automatically, organized by folders and tags. It imports RIS, BibTeX and CFF files exported from other managers.
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AI research assistant
Answers with inline citations in three modes: from your uploaded files, from a Semantic Scholar database of 200 million papers, or from Google search.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 6 of 27
That is against the other AI research tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Logically you would be making a library of papers and sources to search. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Logically at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $12 per user / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- Afforai Inc.
- Category
- AI Research Tools
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for references, notes and drafts in one place
Logically, which used to be called Afforai, puts your references, PDF notes and drafts in one workspace, with an AI assistant that cites as it answers. The free plan allows 5 AI chat messages a day, a 2-entry bibliography, 100 MB of storage and watermarked PDF exports. Unlimited is $12 a user a month only if you pay yearly, $30 monthly, and there's no phone or desktop app.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Unlimited is $12 a user a month billed yearly, which is bang on the middle of what this category charges. Pay monthly and it's $30, more than double. It does mean unlimited AI chat, commands and storage plus the advanced models, and students with a university email get another 50% off the first year. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Every product is in the free plan. The day's allowance is small: 5 AI chat messages, 5 AI commands and 5 autosuggestions, with 100 MB of storage. Add a watermark on PDF export and an automatic bibliography that stops at 2 entries and you'll be upgrading inside a week. |
| Features | B | A reference manager, a PDF annotator, a document writer and an AI assistant that answers with inline citations from your own files, from 200 million Semantic Scholar papers or from Google search, in more than 10,000 citation styles. Finding, reading and writing all sit here, so the whole job is covered. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and there's more to get going than a search box: a library to fill, references to bring over from Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote, and four products to find your way around. Citation details do fill themselves in when you add a PDF or a DOI. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, a Chrome extension and a free Word add-in that works in Word on the web and in Microsoft 365 on Mac and Windows. That add-in is what lifts it off plain web-only. No phone or desktop app is mentioned. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Logically is for
- Fits if you're a student who wants references, notes and drafts in one workspace
- Works for people who write in Microsoft Word and want citations dropped in from their library
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $30 a user against $12 on the yearly plan
- Tight if you're staying free, with 5 AI chat messages a day and a 2-entry automatic bibliography
- Watch out: free files stop at 25 MB or 200 pages, PDF exports carry a watermark, and advanced AI models are paid only
- Not for you if you read papers on a phone or tablet, as no mobile or desktop app is mentioned
Good to know
Good for
- Students who want references, notes and drafts in one workspace
- People moving a library over from Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote
- Writers who cite in Microsoft Word from a shared reference library
- Asking questions across a whole folder of uploaded papers
Worth knowing
- The free plan allows 5 AI chat messages, 5 AI commands and 5 autosuggestions a day, with 100 MB of storage.
- Free accounts are limited to files of 25 MB or 200 pages, a 2-entry automatic bibliography per document and watermarked PDF export.
- Advanced and reasoning AI models are reserved for the Unlimited plan.
- The site lists a web app, a Chrome extension and a Word add-in; it mentions no mobile or desktop apps.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$12
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Logically has a free plan. Paid plans start at $12 per user / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly).
Free
$0
All products with standard AI models, 5 chat messages, 5 AI commands and 5 autosuggestions a day, and 100 MB of reference and file storage.
Unlimited
$12
per user / month, billed yearly; $30 billed monthly
Unlimited AI chat, commands and autosuggestions, advanced and reasoning AI models, unlimited storage and an admin portal for teams.
The free plan
Every product with standard AI models, 5 AI chat messages, 5 AI commands and 5 autosuggestions a day, 5 queries per Mini Tool a day, and 100 MB of storage.
Read from logically.app on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 60% with yearly billing
The Unlimited plan is $12 per user a month billed yearly against $30 billed monthly. The pricing page labels the yearly option as saving 60%.
Stated on logically.appEducation
Extra 50% off the first year for students
Students who sign up with a university email and finish the product tours get a 50% coupon for the first year of the Unlimited yearly plan. It expires 72 hours after the tours.
Stated on logically.appOther savings
Tiered discount for multiple seats
Unlimited plan pricing is tiered, so the per-seat price falls as more seats are bought. The pricing FAQ points institutions and nonprofits to the same seat tiers.
Stated on logically.app
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
AI workspace for references, PDF notes and paper writing. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: chat assistant, AI search, research, citations, long-form writing, highlights.
Finding, reading and writing all sit here, so the whole job is covered.
- Document Writer
- An editor for notes and full papers with AI autosuggestions, citations pulled from your library and an automatic bibliography. Paid plans export to PDF, Markdown and DOCX without a watermark.
- Reference Manager
- Stores PDFs, EPUBs, web pages and DOIs with citation details filled in automatically, organized by folders and tags. It imports RIS, BibTeX and CFF files exported from other managers.
- AI research assistant
- Answers with inline citations in three modes: from your uploaded files, from a Semantic Scholar database of 200 million papers, or from Google search.
- File Annotator
- Text and area highlights, sticky notes and comments on files in the library, with an Ask AI option that summarizes or explains what you have marked.
- Citations in Microsoft Word
- A free Word add-in inserts citations and bibliographies from your library in more than 10,000 styles. It supports Word on the web and Microsoft 365 on Mac and Windows.
- Chrome extension
- A side panel answers questions about the page you are reading with cited sources, and a toolbar button saves papers and books to the reference manager.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Microsoft Word
- Semantic Scholar
- Google Search
- Claude
- Gemini
- ChatGPT
Logically is made by Afforai Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
6/27
Other AI research tools it is graded above
Logically's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 6 of the 27 other AI research tools we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (B, above 15 of 27) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 13 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 28 AI research tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Logically’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 27
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 27
- BFeaturesAbove 15 of 27
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 27
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 8 of 27
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 25 AI research tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Logically is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Logically you would be making a library of papers and sources to search. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 13 of the 27 other AI research tools grade higher. It costs $144 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing and highlights: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A library of papers and sources to search.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- A search engine with an AI model behind it.
- Citation records for millions of papers.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft Word, Semantic Scholar and Google Search among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Logically’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Paperguide, Anara, SciSpace, Jenni AI and Gemini Notebook
The 5 tools Logically is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Paperguide
Free plan · from $12/mo
AI research platform for literature and systematic reviews.
- Logically also covers highlights.
- Paperguide also covers AI agents.
- 2.4GPA
Anara
Free plan · from $8/mo
AI research assistant that cites the exact source passage.
- Only Anara lists macOS and iOS apps.
- Logically also covers long-form writing and highlights.
- Anara also covers web clipper and AI agents.
- 2.4GPA
SciSpace
Free plan · from $12/mo
AI research platform for literature review and reading papers.
- Only SciSpace lists an iOS app.
- Logically also covers long-form writing and highlights.
- SciSpace also covers AI agents.
- 2.4GPA
Jenni AI
Free plan · from $12/mo
AI writing workspace for cited academic papers.
- Logically also covers chat assistant, AI search, long-form writing and highlights.
- Jenni AI also covers web clipper.
- 3.4GPA
Gemini Notebook
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Google's AI research assistant that answers from your own sources.
- Only Logically lists a browser extension.
- Only Gemini Notebook lists iOS and Android apps.
- Logically also covers research, citations, long-form writing and highlights.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Logically free?
Logically has a free plan. Every product with standard AI models, 5 AI chat messages, 5 AI commands and 5 autosuggestions a day, 5 queries per Mini Tool a day, and 100 MB of storage.
How much does Logically cost?
Logically lists 2 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Logically work on?
Logically is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Logically offer any discounts?
Logically publicly lists the following: Save 60% with yearly billing; Extra 50% off the first year for students; Tiered discount for multiple seats.
Does Logically have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Logically is listed for Web.
Does Logically have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Logically is listed for Web.
Is Logically open source?
Logically is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Logically integrate with?
Logically's listing names Microsoft Word, Semantic Scholar, Google Search, Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT.
Does Logically have a student discount?
Extra 50% off the first year for students. Students who sign up with a university email and finish the product tours get a 50% coupon for the first year of the Unlimited yearly plan.
Who makes Logically?
Logically is made by Afforai Inc.
What are the alternatives to Logically?
The closest alternatives to Logically in our directory are Paperguide, Anara, SciSpace, Jenni AI and Gemini Notebook.
How does Logically compare with other AI research tools?
Logically's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 6 of the 27 other AI research tools we grade, and level with 8.
Is Logically good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Logically C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $12 a month for each person, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 13 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Logically?
To replace Logically you would be making a library of papers and sources to search.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Logically’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Logically's own pages on 5 October 2026. Its pricing page showed our reader no prices on 9 October, so they are as the listing has them. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-08.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Afforai Inc. Prices change, so check logically.app before you buy.
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- help.logically.app/en/articles/9786688-how-to-install-logically-cite-extension-for-microsoft-word
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Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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