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SolarXiv vs Scisummary
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
Chrome extension summarizing text documents/articles.
Cutting-edge scientific articles summarization.
Primary task
Arxiv summaries
Scientific article summaries
Pricing
Free
Free Trial · Trial; then from $6.99/mo
Pricing details
Free
Free + from $6.99/mo
Billing cycle
Not documented
Monthly
API access
Not documented
Listed as available
Platforms
Chrome Extension
Web
Integrations
Chrome
Make
Source rating
1.0 / 5 · 2 ratings
3.7 / 5 · 38 ratings
Catalog views
5.7k
167k
Estimated monthly traffic
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13.2K
Catalog imported
30 Aug 2026
29 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- Summarizes arXiv papers
- Provides key insights
- Saves users time
- Suitable for researchers
- Suitable for students
- Digests scientific articles
- Quick summarization
- Accepts email submission
- Accepts links and PDFs
- Delivers summaries via email
Listed limitations
- Chrome-only extension
- Only summaries arXiv papers
- Data loss when uninstalled
- No offline functionality
- Only multi-language summaries
- No offline access
- Requires email interaction
- Limited to scientific articles
- No direct web interface
- Relies on user ratings