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Consensus
AI search engine for scientific research.
Consensus searches 200M+ scientific papers and provides AI-synthesised answers with evidence. Free tier: 20 searches/month with full paper access.
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AI tools for scientific research, lab automation, and data analysis.
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Scite AI
AI citation analysis for research papers.
Scite AI analyses how papers have been cited — supporting, contrasting, or mentioning — giving deeper context to scientific literature. Free: 10 searches/month.
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0AlphaFold
AI protein structure prediction by DeepMind.
AlphaFold by DeepMind predicts 3D protein structures from amino acid sequences with near-experimental accuracy. The full database of 200M+ structures is freely accessible.
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0About Free Science & Research Tools
Science & Research tools powered by artificial intelligence are transforming the way individuals and teams work. Our directory lists only tools that offer a genuine free tier, free trial, or open-source licence — so you can start immediately with no credit card.
Every tool in this list has been manually reviewed to confirm the free tier is real and accessible. We update this list monthly to reflect pricing changes, new launches, and tool shutdowns.
How We Rank Science & Research Tools
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