Undermind
AI literature search agent that reads hundreds of papers
What is Undermind?
Undermind is an AI research assistant for searching the scientific literature. You describe what you are working on, and it runs a deep search that reads and ranks hundreds of papers from a database of over 200 million articles, then writes a report with in-line citations. You can keep working with the results through chat, custom tables and alerts for new papers, and outside AI agents can connect through an MCP server.
Undermind has a free plan. Paid plans start at $16 per month, billed annually, at the academic rate ($60 for industry). See every plan
Good for
- Complex research questions where keyword search misses relevant papers
- Academics, who pay $16 a month on annual billing instead of the $60 industry rate
- People who want literature search inside Claude, ChatGPT or a coding agent
- R&D teams tracking new publications in specific technical areas
Worth knowing
- Free-tier searches read abstracts and metadata only; full-text search of open-access papers and preprints needs Pro.
- Industry pricing is far higher than academic: Pro is $60 a month billed annually against $16.
- A deep search typically takes about 2 minutes to finish, so results are not instant.
- Charges are non-refundable once a billing period has begun, except where the law requires a refund.
Key features
- Deep literature search
- You describe a research goal in plain language and answer follow-up questions. Undermind then reads and evaluates hundreds of papers and follows citation trails; a typical search takes about 2 minutes.
- Reports with in-line citations
- Findings come back as a report in which statements carry in-line citations that lead to the source paper, alongside a paper list you can sort and filter to judge relevance.
- Chat and custom tables
- After a search you can brainstorm with an assistant grounded in the papers it found, extract details from full texts and generate custom tables.
- Alerts for new papers
- Undermind keeps track of your areas of interest and notifies you when relevant papers are published.
- Agent connections over MCP
- An MCP server lets assistants and coding agents such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code run Undermind searches. Connecting agents is included in the Free plan.
- Full-text search on Pro
- The Free tier searches abstracts and metadata. Pro adds compute to search the full texts of nearly all open-access and preprint articles.
Undermind pricing
- Starts at
- $16 per month, billed annually, at the academic rate ($60 for industry)
- Free plan
- Chat, deep searches and reports with standard rate limits, shared workspaces and agent connections. Searches cover abstracts and metadata, not full texts.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Chat, deep searches and reports with standard rate limits, shared workspaces and agent connections over MCP. |
| Pro (Academic) | $16per month, billed annually ($192); $20 billed monthly | The newest AI models, full-text analysis, 10x higher usage limits, and unlimited workspaces, files and paper libraries. |
| Pro (Industry) | $60per month, billed annually ($720); $75 billed monthly | The same Pro features at the industry rate. |
| Team (Academic) | $15per person / month, billed annually; $18.70 billed monthly | From 3 seats. Pro features plus member management, priority support and central billing. Falls to $12.50 per person at 60 or more seats. |
| Team (Industry) | $60per person / month, billed annually; $75 billed monthly | From 3 seats at the industry rate, with member management, priority support and central billing. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Increased compute, sitewide organizational login, an admin dashboard, onboarding seminars, and custom terms, SLA and security review. |
Read from undermind.ai on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Undermind before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with annual billing
Pro is $16 a month billed annually against $20 billed monthly at the academic rate, and $60 against $75 at the industry rate. The pricing section labels this a 20% saving.
Stated on undermind.ai - EducationAcademic pricing from $16 a month
Choosing Academic in the pricing section shows Pro at $16 a month billed annually or $20 billed monthly, against $60 and $75 under Industry.
Stated on undermind.ai - Other savingsVolume pricing on academic Team plans
On annual billing the academic Team price per person is $15 for 3 to 10 seats, $14.17 for 11 to 25, $13.33 for 30 to 50 and $12.50 for 60 to 200.
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Common questions
Is Undermind free?
Undermind has a free plan. Chat, deep searches and reports with standard rate limits, shared workspaces and agent connections. Searches cover abstracts and metadata, not full texts. Paid plans start at $16 per month, billed annually, at the academic rate ($60 for industry).
How much does Undermind cost?
Undermind lists 6 plans. Free: $0. Pro (Academic): $16 per month, billed annually ($192); $20 billed monthly. Pro (Industry): $60 per month, billed annually ($720); $75 billed monthly. Team (Academic): $15 per person / month, billed annually; $18.70 billed monthly. Team (Industry): $60 per person / month, billed annually; $75 billed monthly. Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from undermind.ai on Oct 5, 2026.
What platforms does Undermind work on?
Undermind is available on Web.
Does Undermind offer any discounts?
Undermind publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing; Academic pricing from $16 a month; Volume pricing on academic Team plans.
Does Undermind have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Undermind is listed for Web.
Does Undermind have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Undermind is listed for Web.
Is Undermind open source?
Undermind is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Undermind integrate with?
Undermind's listing names ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Copilot. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Undermind have a student discount?
Academic pricing from $16 a month. Choosing Academic in the pricing section shows Pro at $16 a month billed annually or $20 billed monthly, against $60 and $75 under Industry.
Who makes Undermind?
Undermind is made by Undermind AI, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Undermind?
The closest alternatives to Undermind in our directory are Elicit, Consensus, SciSpace, Ai2 Asta and Edison Scientific. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Undermind.
Sources for this page
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