SciSummary is an AI-powered scientific article summarization service launched in March 2023. It uses GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models to distill complex academic and scientific papers into concise, readable summaries, adding inline citations so users can trace each claim back to the original text. The service has grown to serve over 1 million users worldwide and has processed more than 2.2 million papers as of early 2026. Users can submit articles for summarization by uploading PDFs, DOCX, or TXT files directly to a web dashboard, pasting a URL or text, or even emailing the document. Summaries are typically returned within minutes. The platform also supports document Q&A, allowing users to chat with the full text to extract specific methodologies and findings, and can convert summaries into audio podcasts for on-the-go consumption. SciSummary was acquired by Ariso, an AI-driven operations company, which was announced in June 2026 after approximately one year of integration. Under Ariso's ownership, AI agents have been deployed across business and engineering workflows supporting SciSummary's day-to-day operations. The platform also became ACM Digital Library's default AI summarization provider in late 2025, powering summaries across 300,000+ published computing research papers. The tool targets researchers, students, and professionals who need to rapidly assess the relevance and content of scientific literature. It offers a REST API for bulk summarization and website integration, making it usable programmatically as well as via its consumer web interface. Documents up to 200,000 words are supported. Key features: - PDF, DOCX, TXT, URL, and email-based document submission - GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 powered summaries with inline citations - Document Q&A: chat with the full paper text - Summary-to-podcast audio conversion - REST API for bulk and programmatic summarization - ACM Digital Library integration covering 300,000+ papers - Personalized research digest feeds - Supports documents up to 200,000 words
Free plan (10,000 summarized words); Starter $4.99/month (1M words); Standard $8.99/month (2M words); Unlimited $6.99/month or $34.99/year; Lifetime $299.99 one-time. Students get first month free.