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Lit Mind Maps vs Undermind
Both stand on research paper discovery tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Web
Choose Lit Mind Maps if you are a Masters or PhD student who wants cited literature searches with mind maps, timelines, and citation mapping. Its Word draft can help start a review or proposal. Look elsewhere if you need full-text reading, a finished thesis chapter, or a full-text PRISMA 2020 review.
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Free plan APIExtensionWeb
Undermind combines literature search, paper review, citation tracing, and research alerts. Its free plan has usage limits, while paid plans add higher limits and other capabilities at the listed annual-billing prices.
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| Lit Mind Maps | Undermind | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | API, Extension, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Monthly: $15 a month | Team: $15 per person a month |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | litmindmaps.com | undermind.ai |
| On research paper discovery tools | #14 of 33 | #18 of 33 |
Lit Mind Maps: what it does well
- Search with a question, paper title, or DOI.
- Answers include citations grounded in retrieved papers.
- Maps papers in a three-branch mind map and idea timeline.
- Citation map shows references and papers that cite a seed paper.
- Download Word starting drafts after signing in and searching.
What to know first
- Free plan includes two chats.
- Searches use paper records and do not read every paper’s full text.
- Output is a starting aid that requires checking each paper.
Undermind: what it does well
- Searches semantically across more than 200 million papers
- Follows citation trails and provides inline citations
- Can alert users to relevant new papers
- Free plan includes shared workspaces and agent connections
- Works with listed MCP-compatible clients
What to know first
- Free plan has standard limits on chats and searches
- Team and Pro plans require annual billing
- Paywalled PDFs require workspace upload
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