# Is Inciteful still around? (2026) - Verdict

**Yes. Inciteful is live and price-verified as of Sep 8, 2026.**

Category: AI Research Assistants

- Status: alive
- Lowest paid plan: custom / quote-based
- Free tier: yes (permanent)
- Verified: Sep 8, 2026

## What it is

Inciteful builds a citation network from one or more seed papers and ranks results with PageRank, co-citation, and bibliographic coupling to surface key papers, authors, and institutions. Its Literature Connector shows how two papers link through the wider literature. The tool is free and open access with no sign-up required.
Sources: inciteful.xyz (https://inciteful.xyz/) · help.inciteful.xyz (https://help.inciteful.xyz/) · libguides.hkust.edu.hk (https://libguides.hkust.edu.hk/citation-chaining/inciteful)

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## FAQ

### Is Inciteful shutting down?
There is no official sunset announcement for Inciteful as of Sep 8, 2026. It is reachable and price-verified; a "dead" status is set only by a human.

### How much does Inciteful cost?
Inciteful uses custom or quote-based pricing as of Sep 8, 2026.

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