Choose Exa if you need
- Integration with Cursor, Codex or VS Code. We haven't found them on Scite's website.
At a glance
- Exa has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Scite.
- Scite offers a free trial (length not stated). We haven't confirmed one for Exa.
- Both are available on API.
- Only Scite lists Browser extension.
- Both work with Claude and ChatGPT.
- Exa lists SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Scite.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Scite if you need
- Browser extension. We haven't found it on Exa's website.
- Integration with Zotero. We haven't found it on Exa's website.
Exa
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Scite
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Review SciteThe facts
- What it does
- ExaSearch API for AI agents, with real-time web data
- SciteAsk a question, get answers grounded in the scientific literature
- Free plan
- ExaYes
- SciteNot confirmed
- Pricing
- ExaUsage-based
- SciteNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- ExaNot confirmed
- SciteNot confirmed
- Plans
- ExaEnterprise: Custom As of October 23, 2026
- SciteNot confirmed. See prices on scite.ai
- Platforms
- ExaAPI
- SciteAPI, Browser extension
- Works with
- ExaClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, VS Code
- SciteClaude, ChatGPT, Zotero
- Main features
- ExaSearch, Deep Search, Contents, MCP server access
- SciteSmart Citations, Scite Assistant, Full-text search, Reference Check, Collections
- Free trial
- ExaNot confirmed
- SciteYes
- Security and compliance
- ExaSOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO
- SciteNot confirmed
- Public API
- ExaYes
- SciteYes
- On askusers
- ExaNot claimed by its team yet
- SciteNot claimed by its team yet
Exa: Facts from exa.ai, checked October 23, 2026. Sources: exa.ai, exa.ai/pricing, exa.ai/llms.txt.
Scite: Facts from scite.ai, checked October 20, 2026. Sources: scite.ai, scite.ai/pricing, scite.ai/integrations.
Prices change, so confirm on their sites.
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- API
Only ExaNothing else listed
Only Scite
- Browser extension
Integrations
Both
- Claude
- ChatGPT
Only Exa
- Cursor
- Codex
- VS Code
Only Scite
- Zotero
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Exa and Scite yet.
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