Scite Review: Smart Citations, Plans and Pricing
A documentation-based look at Scite’s citation reports, research assistant and subscription plans.
What Scite does
Smart Citations show the text surrounding a citation and classify it as supporting, contrasting or mentioning the cited work. Scite Assistant answers research questions using scientific literature. Check the original paper before relying on a classification.
Scite pricing
Scite lists Basic at $12/month and Pro at $40/month when billed annually, both with a seven-day trial. Basic lists 250 MCP credits per month, and Pro lists 2,500 and API access. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Who should use Scite?
Consider Scite if you need to trace how other papers use a result. For a first pass at a question, compare its Assistant with Consensus before choosing a subscription.
Sources
Vendor documentation reviewed November 12, 2026. No hands-on benchmark was run for this page.