Research Kick Chat lets academics switch between many AI models, connect to various research databases, chat with multiple research papers, and more!
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I was impressed at its ease of usability and indeed as promised, I was able to generate 10 topic ideas within 4 minutes.
AI chatbots tailor-made for researchers
Research Kick Chat is the only AI app that integrates various AI models with multiple research databases. Users can switch between o1, o3, GPT-4.5, Claude 3.7, Gemini 2, Grok 2, DeepSeek, etc., and connect them with scholarly databases like Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and Scite. You can create AI-powered agents customized for all your academic tasks in one app.
Research Kick Chat includes o1, o3, GPT-4.5, Claude 3.7, Gemini 2, Grok 2, Llama 3.3, Mistral 8, DeepSeek, etc.
Research Kick Chat integrates with various scholarly databases like Semantic Scholar, PubMed, Scite, and more coming.
Research Kick Chat can search and chat with multiple research papers and PDFs simultaneously, using different models.
Research Kick Chat allows you to create AI-powered agents customized for all your academic tasks in a single place.
All models. One subscription.
ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, and Gemini Advanced — each subscription costs $20/month. Instead of paying for three different subscriptions ($60/month), you can access all models with just Research Kick Chat ($30/month).
AI meets Research Databases
Research Kick Chat is the only AI app that has built-in integrations with major scholarly databases such as Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and Scite.
“Research Kick Chat is a unique and much-needed tool for academic researchers. I had been waiting for an AI adademic tool like this. I really like it versatility and easy interface for changing models and databases.”
Chat with research papers
Research Kick Chat makes it easy to chat with any research paper, either from an integrated research database or from a PDF file that you have downloaded on your computer.
“I've been holding off on investing on an AI subscription because none of them were quite right for me and as a graduate student, $20-30/month is a big investment. But I think Research Kick Chat will really be worth it.”
Your own academic agents
The most powerful feature of Research Kick Chat is that you can create your own agents. You can have as many AI-powered agents as you want, customized for all your academic tasks and organized in one place.
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Co-Founder
Mushtaq Bilal is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southern Denmark’s Hans Christian Andersen Center. He holds a PhD in comparative literature from Binghamton University.
He is known for developing ways of incorporating AI apps into academic writing. He has an audience of more than 225,000 on X and 60,000 on LinkedIn, where he regularly shares tips on how to become an efficient academic writer with AI apps.
He is frequently invited to give talks at leading universities in North America, Europe, and Australia.
His work has been featured in publications like Nature, Der Spiegel, and Times Higher Education.
Co-Founder
Minh-Phuc Tran is an experienced software engineer and serial software entrepreneur. He has been developing software for over a decade, ranging from mission-critical cloud services to modern AI applications.
Prior to running his startups, he held key roles as a lead engineer and a founding engineer at fast-growing startups such as Fig and Web3Auth.
In recent years, he has bootstrapped several successful software products and cultivated a sizable audience of software enthusiasts on X.
His work has been utilized by numerous companies and high-performing individuals worldwide.