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Cite This For Me: cost, fit and limits
Cite This For Me is a web citation generator made by Chegg Inc. that builds citations for more than 50 source types from a URL or DOI, with a Chrome extension, a grammar checker and a plagiarism checker bundled in a free and a Premium tier.
What to know first
Cite This For Me has a free account limited to Harvard style, limited grammar checks and saved citations that last 7 days. Premium is GBP 6.99 a month billed monthly, adding more than 7,000 further styles, unlimited grammar checks, saved bibliographies and an ad-free view. The page itself says to check current plan details. No AI feature is named, and the headquarters country was not stated.
Cite This For Me at a glance
| Maker | Chegg Inc., Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | Free (Premium GBP 6.99 per month) |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Reference Management Software in 2026, rank 11 of 11 |
| Website | citethisforme.com |
Who Cite This For Me is best for
UK and Commonwealth students
Harvard is the free style and Premium prices are in pounds, which matches a market where Harvard referencing is common.
Students who want proofreading too
A grammar checker and plagiarism checker sit beside the citation generator, so one account covers a draft's final pass. The plagiarism checker is covered by the database caveat below.
Writers citing varied sources
The page lists more than 50 source types, including websites, journal articles and books, with lookup from a URL or DOI.
Cite This For Me plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Harvard style only, limited grammar checks, citations saved for 7 days and free citation guides for Harvard, APA, MLA and Chicago. |
| Premium | GBP 6.99 per month (billed monthly) | Harvard, APA, MLA, Chicago and 7,000 more styles, unlimited grammar checks, saved bibliographies and an ad-free experience across the generator. |
| Free citation guides | Free | Guides for Harvard, APA, MLA and Chicago styles that explain how each handles common source types, available without a Premium subscription. |
Checked November 2026.
What Cite This For Me does
- Citation generator
- Covers more than 50 source types such as websites, journal articles and books, and fills in details automatically from a URL or DOI lookup. That covers most essay sources.
- Plagiarism checker
- Checks pasted text, and the page states pasted papers are added to Chegg's plagiarism database, which is worth knowing before checking an unpublished draft. Free users should treat any pasted draft as shared with the vendor.
- Grammar checker
- Free accounts get limited checks, and Premium lifts the limit, so frequent writers will hit the cap on a free account sooner than a single-essay user.
- Citation guides
- Free guides for Harvard, APA, MLA and Chicago explain how each style handles common source types, useful for students new to a style. Style guides help when a tutor changes the required format midway through a course.
- Chrome extension
- A Chrome extension lets users cite a page they are reading without copying the address into the generator by hand. The extension does not change the free limits that apply.
How Cite This For Me handles your data
The Cite This For Me page states that free saved citations last 7 days and that Premium lets users save bibliographies. It also states that papers pasted into the plagiarism checker are added to Chegg's plagiarism database. The privacy policy returned a 403 error when we tried to open it, so retention for account data, hosting region, certifications and model training on user content were not checked. Anyone checking an unpublished manuscript should ask Chegg in writing before pasting text into the checker.
Where Cite This For Me falls short in practice
- Free tier is narrow. Free accounts get Harvard style only, limited grammar checks and citations that are deleted after 7 days, so long projects need Premium. The 7-day deletion makes the free account a poor fit for a term-long project.
- Pasted papers join a database. The page states that papers pasted into the plagiarism checker are added to Chegg's plagiarism database, which makes it unsuitable for confidential drafts. Do not paste an unpublished thesis chapter into it.
- Pricing table is ambiguous. The page itself says to check current plan details and the table is unclear on some limits, so verify before paying. Confirm the current plan details on the vendor's own checkout page.
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Cite This For Me: common questions
Which citation style is free on Cite This For Me?
Harvard only. Free accounts also get limited grammar checks and saved citations that last 7 days. Premium adds APA, MLA, Chicago and 7,000 more styles, unlimited grammar checks and saved bibliographies, at GBP 6.99 a month. The free account also loses saved citations after 7 days.
What happens to papers I paste into the plagiarism checker?
The page states that pasted papers are added to Chegg's plagiarism database. That is a data practice to weigh before checking an unpublished thesis chapter or any draft that you may later submit elsewhere. The page does not describe a way to remove a pasted paper afterward.
How much does Cite This For Me Premium cost?
The page shows GBP 6.99 per month, billed monthly, in pounds sterling. It also says to check current plan details, because the pricing table is ambiguous about some limits. Confirm the price at checkout. The page gives no annual price.
Does Cite This For Me use AI?
The page names no AI feature, so AI-assisted search or summaries are not part of the product as described. Its tools are a citation generator, a grammar checker and a plagiarism checker. The vendor's policy could not be opened, so its AI practices were not checked.
How long are free citations saved?
Free saved citations last 7 days, according to the page, while Premium lets users save bibliographies. Export or copy your references before the week ends if you stay on the free account. Premium keeps bibliographies saved. Premium keeps them without a time limit stated.