Tool profile
Paperguide: cost, fit and limits
Paperguide is an AI research platform made by Keevs Health Inc that combines paper search, a research agent, data extraction, systematic review screening and a citation-grounded writer for students and research teams. Paid plans are billed per seat and yearly.
What to know first
Paperguide runs five tiers: Free, Plus at $12 per seat per month, Pro at $29, Evidence Teams at $89 and a custom Enterprise tier, all billed annually. Each tier prints an AI credit allowance, from 1,500 a month on Free to 150,000 on Evidence Teams, plus paper and column limits. The page showed a flash-sale code until 7 November 2026, which we did not use. The vendor's privacy policy was not checked for this review.
Paperguide at a glance
| Maker | Keevs Health Inc, Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | Free |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Literature Search Tools in 2026, rank 3 of 13 |
| Website | paperguide.ai |
Who Paperguide is best for
Students writing theses
Free includes AI Writer, Chat with PDF and Zotero or Mendeley import within 1,500 credits, enough to try a full drafting workflow.
Small labs running systematic reviews
Plus supports reviews up to 1,000 papers and Pro up to 5,000, with dual-reviewer screening and PRISMA diagrams on Evidence Teams.
Developers adding paper search to other tools
Pro includes 500 Search API requests a month and Evidence Teams 1,500, which allows light programmatic use. That fits light use rather than bulk harvesting.
Groups needing a dedicated support channel
Evidence Teams adds a dedicated support channel and the highest listed credit allowance, aimed at review teams with deadlines. This suits groups with fixed review deadlines.
Paperguide plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1,500 AI credits a month, tables of 10 papers and 5 columns, Research Agent, AI Writer, Literature Review Report, Chat with PDF, Zotero and Mendeley import, Paperguide MCP. |
| Plus | $12 per seat per month, billed annually | 12,500 credits a month, reviews up to 1,000 papers, 50 columns and 100 papers per table, unlimited AI Searches, export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF and DOCX. |
| Pro | $29 per seat per month, billed annually | 50,000 credits a month, systematic reviews up to 5,000 papers, figure extraction and 500 Search API requests per month. |
| Evidence Teams | $89 per seat per month, billed annually | 150,000 credits a month, dual-reviewer screening, a dedicated support channel and 1,500 Search API requests per month. |
| Enterprise | Custom (Contact Us) | Custom AI credits, systematic reviews up to 20,000 papers and custom limits. Terms are agreed with sales rather than published. |
Checked November 2026.
What Paperguide does
- AI Search
- Plain-language questions return a synthesized answer where each claim links to its source, so a reader can check the wording in the paper itself. Readers can verify the wording against the paper.
- Research Agent
- The agent runs multi-step investigations across papers and your library and builds literature reviews of up to 50 papers per run. Treat the result as a reading list, not a finished review.
- Extract Data
- Custom columns are filled across many papers, with each value linked to the source statement, which supports checking before values go into a review. A reviewer can spot-check a sample before relying on a column.
- Systematic review tools
- Dual-reviewer screening comes with a conflict resolver, and PRISMA flow diagrams are produced from the review counts. Teams reporting to funders usually need this audit trail.
- AI Writer
- Drafting is grounded in the cited sources and offers more than 1,000 citation styles, with export to DOCX on paid tiers. Switching journal style is a setting change.
How Paperguide handles your data
The vendor's policy was not checked for training use, retention or hosting region, because the privacy policy pages returned errors when fetched. The homepage lists GDPR, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 as coming soon, which means none of them is held according to that page. Users uploading unpublished manuscripts should ask the vendor for written terms on training and storage before relying on any tier.
Where Paperguide falls short in practice
- Free tables are small. Free tables stop at 10 papers and 5 columns, which is a demo size for extraction work and not enough for a real review. Real extraction work therefore needs a paid tier.
- Dual screening sits high. Dual-reviewer screening starts at Evidence Teams, $89 per seat per month, several times the price of the Plus tier. A two-person lab may struggle to justify that jump.
- Credits meter everything. Search, chat and agent runs draw on a monthly AI credit allowance, so a busy month can exhaust a lower tier before billing renews. Measure the credit cost of one typical task in the first week.
- Plagiarism checker caps. Word allowances for the plagiarism checker differ by plan, with 4,000 words a month on Free, which limits its use on a full thesis. Thesis-length text checks need a higher tier.
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Paperguide: common questions
How much does Paperguide cost?
Free costs nothing. Plus is $12 per seat per month, Pro $29 and Evidence Teams $89, all billed annually. Enterprise is custom. Prices are as of November 2026 and come from the vendor's pricing page, which showed a sale code that we did not use.
Can Paperguide do a systematic review?
Plus supports systematic reviews of up to 1,000 papers and Pro up to 5,000. Dual-reviewer screening with a conflict resolver and PRISMA diagrams starts at Evidence Teams. Enterprise lists reviews up to 20,000 papers. The pages do not claim it replaces a human review protocol.
What are AI credits in Paperguide?
Each plan has a monthly credit allowance: 1,500 on Free, 12,500 on Plus, 50,000 on Pro and 150,000 on Evidence Teams. The pages opened do not list how many credits each action costs, so test a typical task on Free.
Does Paperguide have an API?
Pro includes 500 Search API requests per month and Evidence Teams 1,500. The Free plan also lists Paperguide MCP. The pages opened do not give endpoint documentation or rate limits beyond those monthly numbers. Check the vendor's own documentation before building a workflow on it.
Is Paperguide certified for security?
Not according to its homepage, which lists GDPR, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 as coming soon. The vendor's privacy policy was not checked for this, since its pages returned errors. Ask for current documentation if your institution requires certification. The vendor's privacy policy was not checked either.