Enterprise Pricing
Teams and Labs
For labs, departments, or institutions, we offer collaborative features and centralized billing:
Shared token pools
Usage analytics
Admin dashboards
Institutional pricing
Contact UsWe believe research momentum should be affordable, flexible, and transparent—just like the insights we help you uncover.
Flexible Pricing
At Research Guru, we believe in flexible pricing that grows with your research needs. Whether you're a student working on a one-off assignment or a research team managing multiple projects, we offer flexible options for every stage of your academic journey—from one-off projects to full-scale literature reviews.
Tokens
Basic paper analysis (structured summary).
Enhanced paper analysis (with context mapping, critical insights, gaps, and more).
You’ll always see how many tokens your job will use before confirming.
Unused tokens roll over month to month. You can also top up anytime, if you are short of tokens.
Want to see how a real researcher used Enhanced Analysis to build a cross-disciplinary lit review? Read Maya’s Journey.
No Risk Trial
New users receive 5 free tokens to try the platform with no credit card required. Upload papers, explore features, and see instant results—before spending a cent.
Institutional or nonprofit? Ask us about academic rates.
Occasional Use
Perfect for occasional use, pay-as-you-go lets you purchase tokens in convenient bundles. Tokens are used to process research papers—no subscription required.
Not sure how much you’ll use? 100 Tokens = 100 basic paper analyses or 33 enhanced ones.
Use tokens anytime.
Tokens never expire.
Perfect for quick reviews or one-time needs.
50¢ per token.
Buy NowUse tokens anytime.
Tokens never expire.
Great for ad-hoc research or tight deadlines.
40¢ per token.
Buy NowUse tokens anytime.
Tokens never expire.
Ideal for students or casual users.
34¢ per token.
Buy NowUse tokens anytime.
Tokens never expire.
Flexible for any stage of your workflow.
30¢ per token.
Buy NowFrequent/Power Use
A monthly subscription with rollover tokens, priority service, and support. Ideal for grad students, PhDs, and faculty who analyze papers regularly.
60 tokens per month.
Unused tokens roll over for 12 months.
Priority processing.
Priority email support.
Ideal for users who analyze papers regularly.
SubscribeResearchers like Maya use Enhanced Analysis to power deep synthesis. Read her journey.
Subscribers can purchase extra tokens without changing plans.
Unused tokens roll over for 12 months.
Great for peak periods like thesis season or literature review crunch time.
25¢ per token.
Buy NowSubscribers can purchase extra tokens without changing plans.
Unused tokens roll over for 12 months.
Great for peak periods like thesis season or literature review crunch time.
25¢ per token.
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Enterprise Pricing
For labs, departments, or institutions, we offer collaborative features and centralized billing:
Shared token pools
Usage analytics
Admin dashboards
Institutional pricing
Contact UsHow We Compare
We believe in transparent pricing, researcher-friendly features, and fair value. Here’s how we compare with popular academic AI tools.
| Feature | Research Guru | Scholarcy | Elicit | ChatGPT (Plus / Team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for Academic Research | ||||
| Structured Insight Outputs | Summaries | Claims/Evidence | ||
| Research Context Awareness | ||||
| Batch PDF Processing | Limited | Beta | ||
| Multi-format Export | PDF, Word | |||
| Tokens Never Expire | ||||
| Transparent, Usage-Based Pricing | ||||
| Cost per Basic Paper | $0.30–$0.50 | ~$0.50+ | Free / TBD | $20–$200/month |
| Institutional Support | Team & Enterprise | |||
| Responsible AI (RAISEF) |
We don’t charge per seat. We don’t lock you in. And we don’t train on your data. Just tools that work — fairly.
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