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TaglineAI research assistant for academic literature.AI features baked into the design tool you already use.AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.Modern data notebook with Magic AI assistant.
CategoryResearchDesignResearchData
PricingFree + $12-$42/moIncluded with Figma plansFree + $20/mo ProFree + $28+/user/mo
Best forGrad students, researchers, anyone doing literature reviews.Designers already on Figma.Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Data teams at startups + enterprises.
Strengths
  • Searches 125M+ papers
  • Extracts + synthesizes findings across papers
  • Systematic review workflow
  • First drafts with Make Designs
  • Rename/rearrange layers automatically
  • Natural language asset search
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
  • SQL + Python + no-code in one notebook
  • Magic AI writes queries + viz for you
  • Team-grade collaboration
Weaknesses
  • Academic-only
  • Can hallucinate citations — verify everything
  • Features vary by plan + region
  • Still rolling out
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Overkill for casual users
  • Enterprise pricing
Kai's verdictS-tier for academic research. Nothing else comes close for systematic reviews.A-tier. No reason not to use it if you're on Figma. Not worth switching for.S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.A-tier for data teams. S-tier if you already live in SQL + Python.
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