If you need a tool that's a trusted authority, providing you with information you can rely on, Semantic Scholar is a great option. It's an AI-powered research service that indexes a huge catalog of more than 219 million papers across many scientific fields. Semantic Scholar lets you evaluate papers with a quick summary (TLDRs) and offers tools for citing papers, suggesting papers and sending automated email alerts. It's free, with no subscription required, so it's good for researchers and developers.
Another tool worth considering is Scite, which aims to provide Smart Citations that contextualize and categorize evidence for or against particular points in research papers. Scite's database has more than 1.2 billion citation statements and offers customizable dashboards, reference checking and journal metrics. It's good for researchers, universities and companies that want to improve their research workflow and avoid bogus citations.
Perplexity gives you AI answers to any question, backed by large language models like GPT-4o and Claude-3. It also lets you upload files for analysis, generate AI images, and work in multiple languages. Perplexity is good for individuals, researchers and professionals who need a trusted source of information, and offers both free and Pro tiers.
If you want a tool that will help you research faster while giving you clear authoritative answers, Hermes is a good choice. Hermes is bold enough to navigate the web on its own, giving evidence for its answers without requiring you to ask a question. It can handle a variety of content, including websites, PDFs and images, so you can better figure out what's important and what you're reading.