Litmaps vs Undermind
Undermind uniquely has 10 features · Litmaps uniquely has 6 features.
| Litmaps | Undermind | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2020 | 2023 |
| HQ | Dunedin, New Zealand | San Francisco |
| AI model | Proprietary | Claude, ChatGPT, and others (user-connected agents) |
| User base | 350,000+ | Thousands of researchers across institutions; 1000+ GSK scientists |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Languages | English only | English only |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Starting price | $12.50/mo | $20/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom — contact sales | Custom pricing |
| Refund policy | — | Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time, but payments are generally non-refundable once a billing period has begun |
| All plans | FreeFreePro$12.5/moTeamCustomEnterpriseCustom | Free$0/moPro (Academic)$20/moPro (Industry)$75/moTeam (Academic)$18.7/person/mo billed annuallyTeam (Industry)$75/moEnterpriseCustom |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Academic researchers tracking and visualizing scientific literature | Academic and serious ongoing research |
| Differentiator | Visual literature mapping (Litmaps) with 270M+ article database and Zotero two-way sync | Deep AI-powered literature search with full-text analysis and agent integrations, reporting 10x more relevant results than Google Scholar in vendor benchmarks |
| Competitors | ResearchRabbit, Connected Papers, Semantic Scholar, Elicit, Scite | Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Consensus, Perplexity AI, Research Rabbit, Connected Papers |
| Features | ||
| AI Chat and Deep Search | — | ✓ |
| Advanced Search (Pro) | ✓ | — |
| Bibtex/Ris Import | ✓ | — |
| Centralized Team Billing | — | ✓ |
| Chrome Extension | ✓ | — |
| External Agent Connections (Claude, Chatgpt) | — | ✓ |
| Full Text Analysis | — | ✓ |
| Literature Alerts | ✓ | — |
| Onboarding Seminars (Enterprise) | — | ✓ |
| Shared Workspaces | — | ✓ |
| Visual Litmaps | ✓ | — |
| Zotero Two Way Sync | ✓ | — |
| Academic Search | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Summarization | — | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | — | ✕ |
| Citation Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Privacy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Upload | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export Formats | BibTeX | — |
| Fact Checking | ✕ | ✓ |
| Follow Up Questions | ✕ | ✓ |
| Mobile App | ✕ | ✕ |
| Multi Source Synthesis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Search | ✕ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| Browser Extension | — | ✕ |
| Google Docs Export | ✕ | — |
| Key Integrations | BibTeX export for reference managers | — |
| Notion Integration | ✕ | — |