Changelog

Membership plans launchedLite, Standard and Pro plans with monthly or annual billing. Monthly credits and member allowances for multi-source search and paper downloads.

Two credit balancesMonthly credits work on the website and through the API, are spent first and reset each month. Small, medium and large credit packs never expire and can be topped up as needed.

Presentation generationUpload a paper, web page or text. Review the AI outline before generating an editable presentation. Failed jobs are refunded automatically, and individual slides can be regenerated.

Research NewsRecent paper updates from 76 leading journals on X, refreshed hourly.

Paper downloadsPaste a DOI or title to find open-access full text. Members receive a monthly download allowance.

Chinese literature searchSearch Chinese journal articles, dissertations and conference papers, with a monthly member allowance.

Invite friendsShare your referral link. After your friend’s first code redemption, both of you automatically receive 50 credits.

A refreshed websiteNew handwritten logo, redesigned navigation and pricing pages, and expanded blog and help documentation.

Consistent search experienceUnified result cards across sources. Google Scholar and Google Patents results now fade in, and batch selection is available on demand.

Result limitsChoose how many results to return in Semantic Scholar, PubMed, Google Scholar, Google Patents and full-text search.

Loading indicatorsPagination now shows a loading indicator instead of stale results.

Earn credits by sharingShare WeChat or Xiaohongshu articles and earn credits from engagement. WeChat articles can be opened by scanning a QR code.

My projectsThe home dashboard now focuses on projects. Previous dashboard statistics have moved to Resources > Usage statistics.

Reading improvementsCreate a writing document directly from parsed content. Figure generation receives the paper abstract automatically. Extracted references support individual or bulk copying and expandable details.

Writing editor improvementsResize inserted images by dragging. References use APA-style parentheses (Author et al., year). Duplicate citation and search slash commands now share one entry.

Free citation searchCitation search through the writing editor’s slash command no longer costs credits.

Saved historyAuto-Cite and reference enrichment now support history and saving to projects, so annotated results are preserved.

AI recommendationsAuto-Cite can recommend reference counts and filter by impact factor or JCR quartile.

API key credit limitsSet credit limits for your API keys to control spending.

Interface improvementsImproved project breadcrumbs, simpler usage and API platform layouts, and easier access to pricing.

Citation formattingAuto-Cite output now includes volume, issue and page information.

Reference limitsCustomize the number of citation locations and the maximum number of references.

Target journalsSearch and select journals to prioritize references from your chosen publications.

Replace referencesEach reference has a replacement button. Choose free candidates or search by title or DOI in Semantic Scholar, PubMed or Google Scholar.

Redesigned navigationImproved sidebar and page structure.

Interactive Scalar API documentationTry API calls and view code examples in multiple languages for Semantic Scholar, PubMed and Google Scholar.

OpenClaw pluginPublished on npm, with 36 tools covering 6 academic platforms.

Scientific illustrationAI-powered tools for scientific illustrations, text-to-image generation and image editing.

3 models availableFlash for speed, Flash 3.1 for quality and Pro for flagship performance, with multiple aspect ratios and resolutions.

Reference images and editingUpload reference images to guide generation and edit previously generated images.

Automatic citationsPaste academic text to let AI find suitable locations and insert real references. Supports automatic citation and manual marking.

Semantic Scholar referencesReferences come from Semantic Scholar, with impact factors and journal, conference and review labels.

Navigation reorganizationThe LLM API, PDF parsing and Auto-Cite now appear under Extensions.

Google ScholarGoogle Scholar search now covers academic literature across disciplines, with year filters, pagination and CSV export.

ai4scholar MCPBuilt on the Model Context Protocol, with 24 tools for Semantic Scholar, PubMed, arXiv and other academic sources.

Research PDF parsingUpload paper PDFs to extract titles, authors, abstracts, DOIs and references. Supports drag-and-drop uploads and batch processing.

Dify marketplace launchThe Dify plugin is now available in the official marketplace with one-click installation.

PubMed searchPubMed search now provides access to over 36 million biomedical publications through 5 API endpoints.

Signup credits and referralsNew users receive 50 signup credits. Invite a friend who completes their first code redemption and both of you receive another 50 credits.

Dify plugin releasedThe AI4S Semantic Scholar Dify plugin is now available with 11 tools.

API rate protectionTen consecutive failed requests within one minute trigger a temporary block, with exponentially increasing durations.

New brandingThe platform is now Ai4Scholar at ai4scholar.net, with a refreshed interface and APIs for over 40 LLMs.