Keenious
Keenious indexes a large academic corpus and provides in-doc discovery and explanations, integrating directly into Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Users can upload PDFs for targeted recommendations and receive summarized findings and links to research, with short-term upload retention and documented file-size limits.
Documented plans: Free ($0/month), Individual (Plus) starting at $10 / month when billed annually, Team starting at $20 / user / month when billed annually, and Institutions available via Contact Sales. A 30% annual student discount is documented.Is Keenious right for you?
Good for
- Students and researchers needing integrated literature discovery and explanations inside Word or Google Docs.
- Integrates directly into Microsoft Word and Google Docs for in-workflow literature discovery.
- Large indexed coverage: access to a wide academic corpus through OpenAlex integration.
Keep in mind
- PDF uploads have a small size window and are automatically deleted after one day, limiting long-term document storage in the app.
- Free tier has strict conversation and response caps that may be limiting for sustained research without upgrading.
- Teams that need published institutional pricing or SSO/license timing without contacting sales; confirm institutional terms and SSO details with Keenious.
Pricing and plan limits
The site lists exact annual-billed starting prices for Individual and Team plans and a $0 Free tier; institutional pricing is not published and requires contacting sales. Student discount requires emailing eduverify@keenious.com.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Integrates directly into Microsoft Word and Google Docs for in-workflow literature discovery.
Large indexed coverage: access to a wide academic corpus through OpenAlex integration.
Limitations to consider
PDF uploads have a small size window and are automatically deleted after one day, limiting long-term document storage in the app.
Free tier has strict conversation and response caps that may be limiting for sustained research without upgrading.
Choosing a plan
Try Keenious in your writing flow (Word or Google Docs) with a few sample papers to confirm result relevance, upload size handling, and deletion/retention behavior before committing institution-wide.
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