Kenkyu.ai

What Kenkyu.ai is

Kenkyu.ai is a web service for finding and working with research papers. Its search reaches across the web and more than 200 million papers on Semantic Scholar, with results ordered by relevance. Results show citation counts and AI summaries, helping readers assess sources and get a quick sense of their content. Users can attach one or more sources to an AI prompt, then open the paragraph cited in an answer with a click. The service also translates research papers from major languages into a user’s native language and can summarize and extract information from papers.

The Free Plan includes unlimited paper searches, 10 AI chats, 10 file uploads, and a maximum file or translation size of 25 MB. Its text allowance is 200,000 characters, described as about 100 pages. The Plus Plan is listed at 1,260 JPY per year, billed yearly at ¥15,120/year, and raises the file or translation limit to 100 MB and the text allowance to 1,000,000 characters, about 500 pages; chats and uploads are unlimited. An Enterprise Plan includes Plus features and prioritized support, with its price not listed. Kenkyu.ai is based in Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan. Its terms say it does not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of information it provides.

Who it suits

Kenkyu.ai suits university and postgraduate students, professors, science labs, clinics, and doctors who need to find, translate, or work through research papers. Writers and journalists may also find its search, summaries, and cited answers useful when researching sources.

Limits

The Free Plan allows 10 AI chats and 10 file uploads, with files or translations capped at 25 MB and text at 200,000 characters, about 100 pages. Plus removes the chat and upload limits and raises the caps to 100 MB and 1,000,000 characters, about 500 pages.

Getting started

1. Open https://www.kenkyu.ai/en in a current version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari.
2. Enable JavaScript and cookies in the browser.
3. Start with the Free Plan, which includes unlimited search, 10 AI chats, and 10 file uploads.
4. Choose Plus for unlimited chats and uploads, or Enterprise for prioritized support and other additions.

Verdict

Choose Kenkyu.ai if your research workflow benefits from broad paper search, translations, and answers linked to source paragraphs. The free plan includes unlimited search, while Plus removes chat and upload quotas and raises file and text limits. Consider another option if you need a guarantee that generated information is accurate or suitable.