Free
For exploring African research and building your profile.
$0 /month
100 credits / month
- Access to directory, profiles, metrics, and insights
- Access to Search and Deep Research
- Access to Learning Mode
- Top up extra usage credits
Member pricing
Start free. Upgrade when your research does.
Every plan gives you a monthly pool of credits. Use them on Quick Search, Deep Research, Evidence Briefs, and Learning Mode - better models simply use a few more credits. Prices are in US dollars. You pay securely in your local rand equivalent at checkout.
How credits work
One pool of credits, spent your way.
Every action draws from your monthly credits. A Quick Search on the Starter model costs one credit. Deeper work and better models use a few more. Choose your model in the search box, or let Auto pick.
Starter Free Core Pro Plus Max
Quick answers with the most volume.
Advanced Pro Plus Max
Stronger writing, still efficient. Unlocks on Pro.
Premium Plus Max
Best quality for the hardest questions. Unlocks on Plus.
How many credits each action uses, by model
| Action | Starter All plans |
Advanced Pro, Plus & Max |
Premium Plus & Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Search (all plans)A fast, cited answer to a focused question, with links to the papers behind it. | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Deep Research (all plans)Runs several queries in one go and synthesizes a longer, cited overview of the topic. | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Learning Quiz (all plans)Turns the literature on a topic into an interactive quiz, for revising and testing understanding. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Evidence Brief (Core plan or higher)A structured, citation-backed brief of the evidence on one question, for assignments and decisions. | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Annotated Bibliography (Pro plan or higher)A cited reading list: every selected paper with a short annotation of what it did and found. | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Synthesis Matrix (Plus plan or higher)An evidence table comparing focus, methods, findings, and limitations across papers, side by side. | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Literature Review (Max plan)A full thematic review that synthesizes the evidence base, the groundwork for a thesis or article. | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Academic Proposal (Max plan)A research proposal with questions, methodology, and workplan, grounded in the selected papers. | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Research Report (Max plan)A formal report on the state of evidence, with findings and recommendations for professional readers. | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Project Proposal (Max plan)A funder-ready proposal: needs statement, objectives, activities, monitoring, and budget lines. | 8 | 12 | 20 |
Every action draws the shown number of credits from your monthly pool first, then from your extra credits.
Top-up credits
Need more? Buy extra credits that never expire.
When your monthly credits run out, top up extra credits at the same rate. They stay in your wallet until you use them, and you can buy them even on the Free plan. Minimum top-up $7.5.
$7.5
1000 extra credits
Never expire · use any time
$15
2000 extra credits
Never expire · use any time
$30
4000 extra credits
Never expire · use any time
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