AnswerThis

AnswerThis is a YC-backed AI research assistant with 300M+ papers that finds evidence, builds citation maps, and drafts citation-backed literature reviews.

AnswerThis is built specifically for scientific and academic research workflows. It provides semantic search across a database of more than 300 million research papers, letting users find evidence, compare methodologies, and assemble citation-backed literature reviews and case studies without leaving the tool. A Proactive Answers engine surfaces relevant findings, and users can generate citation maps directly inside the interface. The tool leans into the writing and synthesis stage: it can automatically draft reviews with line-by-line citations, build personal research libraries, and export results. Recent additions include tighter Microsoft Teams integration and project-management features aimed at collaborative research. The emphasis throughout is on grounding outputs in real papers to reduce hallucination. AnswerThis targets researchers, graduate students, and academics who want an AI assistant focused on rigor and citations rather than a general chatbot. It offers a free Starter plan, a low-cost Pro plan, a Passionate Researchers tier with unlimited reviews and uploads, and institutional access. As with any AI writing aid, its citations should be checked before publication.