Choose Kagi if you need
- Integration with BoltAI or Alfred. We haven't found them on Scite's website.
At a glance
- Both offer a free trial (Kagi: length not stated, Scite: length not stated).
- Kagi's lowest paid plan is Starter at $5 per month, as of October 20, 2026.
- Both are available on API.
- Only Scite lists Browser extension.
- They list no integrations in common.
- 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 Kagi's website.
- Integration with Claude, ChatGPT or Zotero. We haven't found them on Kagi's website.
Kagi
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Scite
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Review SciteThe facts
- What it does
- KagiAd-free search, private browsing and powerful tools that respect your data
- SciteAsk a question, get answers grounded in the scientific literature
- Free plan
- KagiNot confirmed
- SciteNot confirmed
- Pricing
- KagiFlat monthly
- SciteNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Kagi
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- API
Only KagiNothing else listed
Only Scite
- Browser extension
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Kagi
- BoltAI
- Alfred
Only Scite
- Claude
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Kagi and Scite yet.
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