# Is Semantic Scholar still around? (2026) - Verdict

**Yes. Semantic Scholar 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

Semantic Scholar is a free academic search engine from the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, launched in 2015. It offers AI generated TLDR summaries, citation context, and an open API widely used by other research tools. Several commercial assistants, including Consensus, build on its paper corpus.
Sources: semanticscholar.org (https://www.semanticscholar.org/about) · semanticscholar.org (https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api) · en.wikipedia.org (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Scholar)

## Use it

- Semantic Scholar: https://verdict.tools/go/semantic-scholar (rel="sponsored nofollow")

## Options

- The best AI Research Assistants: https://verdict.tools/best/ai-research-assistants

## FAQ

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

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

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