# OpenRead

> AI platform for searching, reading and comparing papers

OpenRead is a web platform for finding and reading academic papers with AI. Its search covers both papers and the web, and its reading tools include a side-by-side comparison of several papers, a question-and-answer view, a graph of related papers and note taking. A chat assistant called Oat offers a choice of AI models, and a trending page shows the papers other readers are opening.

- **Category:** AI Research Tools
- **Made by:** OpenRead, Inc.
- **Website:** https://www.openread.academy
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

OpenRead's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.


## Key features

- **Paper and web search:** AI search runs over papers or the open web. The homepage says new papers arrive every 5 minutes from more than 20,000 journals.
- **Paper Compare:** Sets several papers side by side to compare their findings and spot contradictions, with options such as an expert review or a comparison of frameworks.
- **Reading tools:** The reading view brings together Paper Espresso, Paper Q&A, a Related Paper Graph and note taking, so a paper can be read and annotated in one place.
- **Oat chat assistant:** Oat, short for OpenRead AI Technology, is a chat assistant with a choice of AI models plus web access, diagram drawing and image editing.
- **Trending papers:** A trending page lists the papers that other readers on the platform are opening most.

## Good for

- Readers who want paper search, questions and notes in one place
- Comparing the findings of several papers side by side
- Keeping up with newly published and trending papers

## Worth knowing

- Plan prices and free-plan limits are not recorded: the pricing and FAQ pages were behind a browser security check when this entry was researched.
- The homepage links only to the web app; it lists no mobile apps or browser extension.

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

## Alternatives

- [SciSpace](https://toolgpa.com/tools/scispace): AI research platform for literature review and reading papers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/openread-vs-scispace)
- [Semantic Scholar](https://toolgpa.com/tools/semantic-scholar): Free AI-powered search engine for scientific literature. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/openread-vs-semantic-scholar)
- [ChatPDF](https://toolgpa.com/tools/chatpdf): Ask questions about PDFs and get answers with citations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chatpdf-vs-openread)
- [Consensus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/consensus): AI search engine that answers questions from peer-reviewed papers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/consensus-vs-openread)
- [Paperguide](https://toolgpa.com/tools/paperguide): AI research platform for literature and systematic reviews. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/openread-vs-paperguide)

## Sources

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

- https://www.openread.academy/

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