Overleaf AI Assist vs fastwrite vs Citely

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Overleaf AI Assist
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Competitor 1
fastwrite
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Citely
Competitor 3
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Your tool Overleaf AI Assist
overleaf.com
Overleaf AI Assist is the set of AI features built into Overleaf, the online LaTeX editor.
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Competitor fastwrite
fastwrite.io
Academic writing means juggling sources while trying to sound original
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Competitor Citely
citely.ai
Academic citation fraud poses real problems for researchers who unknowingly reference fabricated papers
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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2.2Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 200.8%
▲ 3.3%
6-month growth
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-38.3%
+26.5%
Global rank web
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#5,936,435
#561,691
Avg. last 3 months
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1.4K
59.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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19%
37%
Pages / visit
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3.0
2.2
Visit duration
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2m 40s
24s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
Overleaf AI AssistfastwriteCitely
015.7K31.4K47.1K62.9Kfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9K1001K10K100Kfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
€7.25per month · free tier available
€22per month · free tier available
$9per month
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Plans
Free FreeStudent €7.25/moStandard €15/moPro €30.75/mo+1 more
Free FreePremium €22/moUltimate €35/mo
Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesText
DocumentsText
Text
Output
CodeText
Text
Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Grammar CheckerAI Research Papers+3 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+3 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Citations
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Academic citation
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Academic writing
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Research
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Research papers
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Scientific writing
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Citation verification
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Essay feedback
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Grammar checking
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers analysis
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Academic research
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PDFs
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Research papers drafting
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Summarizing
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Writing
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