Scira
by Scira · AI search across web, Reddit, X and academic sources with citations
20.2 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Scira is an AI search engine that answers questions with cited sources across the web, Reddit, X, YouTube, academic papers, GitHub, stocks and prediction markets. Paid plans add deep research, connectors for Drive and Notion, memory, PDF analysis, voice mode and over 100 MCP apps. It is also available as an iOS app and a command-line tool.
- Best for
- Researchers and students who want AI search that cites sources across web, Reddit, X and academic papers.
- Pricing
- Free tier with 3 searches a day, then Pro at $15/month or Max at $60/month, with Pro at $9/month for verified school email addresses.
- Runs on
- Web
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free tier with 3 searches a day, no credit card asked
- 18 search modes: academic, GitHub, Reddit, X, YouTube, stocks
- Pro at $15/mo gives unlimited searches and all base models
- Also runs as an iOS app and a terminal CLI
Trade-offs
- Free plan is 3 searches a day, with no deep research or memory
- Pro caps the heavier models: Sonnet 150/mo, Opus 30/mo
- Gemini 3.1 Pro, Qwen and image generation need the $60/mo Max plan
- Scira Agent is a limited preview and only on Max
Pricing
Published plans from Scira’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.
| Plan | Monthly | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| FREE | Freeper account |
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| PRO | $15per account |
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| MAX | $60per account |
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 25 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 85 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 75 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 15 out of 100
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