Keenious helps students and researchers discover published academic research and understand complex literature with AI guidance. Its research collection includes more than 250 million academic works from OpenAlex, and it identifies open access works through Unpaywall. Search matches titles and abstracts rather than publication full text, making it a tool for research discovery. Readers can highlight text in papers and ask for explanations of methodologies, statistical concepts, and specialised terminology. Keenious supports interaction in nearly 100 languages and research discovery from more than 100 countries. It is available on the web and as an extension, and integrates with Microsoft Word and Google Docs through add-ins. Institutional link resolver support includes EBSCO, PRIMO, and other library platforms. The free plan allows three conversations per day, up to five AI responses per conversation, and file uploads up to 3 MB. Plus for Individuals costs 10.00 USD per month when billed annually and includes exports of all results, unlimited responses per conversation, unlimited daily conversations, and a 20 MB upload limit. Keenious says uploaded PDFs and conversations are deleted automatically after one day, submitted content is not stored, and the service is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant.
Who it is for
Keenious suits students and researchers looking for published work and explanations of academic material. Librarians and universities may also find it relevant through its institutional plans, library links, authentication options, training, and support.
What is good
- Searches a collection of more than 250 million academic works.
- Explains methods, statistical concepts, and specialist terminology from highlighted text.
- Supports interaction in nearly 100 languages.
- Integrates with Microsoft Word and Google Docs through add-ins.
- Institutional link resolver support includes EBSCO and PRIMO.
What to know first
- Search matches titles and abstracts, not publication full text.
- The free plan allows three conversations per day.
- Free plan uploads are limited to 3 MB.
Verdict
Choose Keenious if you need help discovering academic research and interpreting difficult passages in papers. Its search focuses on titles and abstracts, so people who need full-text publication search should look elsewhere.
Get started with Keenious
- Visit the Keenious website or use its extension.
- Choose the free plan, Plus for Individuals, Plus for Teams, or an institutional plan.
- Connect through a Microsoft Word or Google Docs add-in if you want to use those integrations.
- Upload a PDF of up to 3 MB on the free plan or up to 20 MB on Plus for Individuals.
What the free plan stops at
The free plan allows three conversations per day, five AI responses per conversation, and uploads up to 3 MB. Plus for Individuals costs 10.00 USD per month when billed annually and permits uploads up to 20 MB.
Questions about Keenious
Is there a free plan?
Yes. It includes all search results, five AI responses per conversation, three conversations per day, and a 3 MB maximum file upload.
How much does Plus for Individuals cost?
It costs 10.00 USD per month when billed annually.
Is there a team plan?
Plus for Teams costs 20.00 USD per month per user when billed annually. It includes Plus features, an admin console, centralised billing, dedicated support, and two-factor authentication.
Which platforms does Keenious support?
Keenious is available on the web and as an extension. It also integrates with Microsoft Word and Google Docs through add-ins.
How does Keenious handle uploaded PDFs and conversations?
Keenious says uploaded PDFs and conversations are automatically deleted after one day and that it does not store submitted content.
What does the institutional plan include?
The institutional offering includes access for students and faculty, SSO, SAML, IP-based access, library collection links, and dedicated support. Pricing is for the institution's size.
Keenious plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI search engines
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $10/mo
- Source filters
- Yes
