ScholarAI vs Sider Deep Research vs AI Writer

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

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ScholarAI
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Sider Deep Research
Competitor 2
AI Writer
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Competitor Sider Deep Research
sider.ai
Sider Deep Research tackles the gap between quick AI answers and proper citations
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Competitor AI Writer
ai-writer.com
Long-form content that passes as human-written
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
106.2Kvisits/mo
3.1Mvisits/mo
24.7Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 21.7%
▲ 3.4%
▲ 8.4%
6-month growth
-22.5%
-26.1%
+46.5%
Global rank web
#323,702
#22,424
#1,194,734
Avg. last 3 months
124.1K
3M
22.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
56%
42%
Pages / visit
1.9
2.3
2.1
Visit duration
28s
1m 32s
11s
Traffic sources
● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
● Direct 93% · ● Referral 5%
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ScholarAISider Deep ResearchAI Writer
01M2.1M3.1M4.1MScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.8MSider Deep Research · 3.7MSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.9MSider Deep Research · 3.5MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3.1MAI Writer · 17.4KAI Writer · 25.1KAI Writer · 26KAI Writer · 18.9KAI Writer · 16.9KAI Writer · 16.3KAI Writer · 18.4KAI Writer · 20.6KAI Writer · 22.8KAI Writer · 24.7K10K100K1M10MScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.8MSider Deep Research · 3.7MSider Deep Research · 4.1MSider Deep Research · 3.9MSider Deep Research · 3.5MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3MSider Deep Research · 3.1MAI Writer · 17.4KAI Writer · 25.1KAI Writer · 26KAI Writer · 18.9KAI Writer · 16.9KAI Writer · 16.3KAI Writer · 18.4KAI Writer · 20.6KAI Writer · 22.8KAI Writer · 24.7KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Paid
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
Free
$24per month
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Plans
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
Free Trial Free
Ready $29/moFor $49/moFor Ph $375/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
Text
Output
Text
DocumentsText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Blog GeneratorAI Research Papers+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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12
Research
Academic research
Citations
Literature reviews
Research papers
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Citation verification
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Research papers drafting
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Academic citation
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific literature exploration
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Citation formatting
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Internet research
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Multilingual research
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Scientific research
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Scientific writing
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Writing
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Academic writing
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