Humata vs Semantic Scholar

Humata and Semantic Scholar sit in the same category. The verdict below is calculated for each role from the tasks, the role fit and the price.

Short answer

Humata wins for 9 of 20 roles in our data. Humata starts at $1.99/mo; Semantic Scholar publishes no fixed price.

Verdict by role

Role	Better choice	Why
Accountant	Humata	covers 3 tasks relevant to this role against 0
Lawyer	Humata	covers 3 tasks relevant to this role against 1; part of the role's core toolkit; built for this role
HR manager	Semantic Scholar	built for this role; works for free
Finance manager	Semantic Scholar	covers 2 tasks relevant to this role against 1; works for free
Manager	Humata	higher total score on tasks and fit
Marketer	Either one	even on tasks, Semantic Scholar is cheaper to start
Sales manager	Either one	even on tasks, Semantic Scholar is cheaper to start
Data analyst	Either one	even on tasks, Semantic Scholar is cheaper to start
Teacher	Humata	higher total score on tasks and fit
Executive assistant	Humata	higher total score on tasks and fit
Logistics manager	Humata	higher total score on tasks and fit
Procurement manager	Humata	higher total score on tasks and fit
Secretary	Either one	even on tasks, Semantic Scholar is cheaper to start
Recruiter	Semantic Scholar	built for this role; works for free
HR administrator	Either one	even on tasks, Semantic Scholar is cheaper to start
Tax consultant	Humata	covers 3 tasks relevant to this role against 1
Auditor	Humata	covers 3 tasks relevant to this role against 0
Economist	Semantic Scholar	covers 2 tasks relevant to this role against 1; works for free
Project manager	Either one	even on tasks, Semantic Scholar is cheaper to start
Social media manager	Either one	even on tasks, Semantic Scholar is cheaper to start

Side by side

	Humata	Semantic Scholar
Vendor	Humata AI	Allen Institute for AI
Category	Research and search	Research and search
Free plan	Yes: A few dozen pages and a limited number of questions for the whole account	Yes: Completely free; sign-up is needed only for a library and alerts
Cheapest paid plan	Student, $1.99/mo	price on request
Top plan	Expert, $9.99/mo	price on request
Tasks covered	3	2

Humata: Questions across hundreds of documents at once, with the source passage highlighted in the answer.

Semantic Scholar: Free research paper search with one-line summaries and a citation map.

Only Humata covers

Only Semantic Scholar covers

Pitfalls to watch at work

Humata

A contract archive with parties and amounts in a third-party cloud needs a data processing agreement: without one, upload anonymized or public documents
The limit is counted in pages and large scans burn through it fast: upload one file first and check the quality
An answer across hundreds of documents may mix up terms from different contracts: check which file the highlighted passage comes from

Semantic Scholar

The one-sentence summary is generated automatically: read the results section before drawing conclusions
Searching in English returns far more than other languages
Full text is available only for open-access papers

FAQ

Is Humata or Semantic Scholar better for work?

In our data Humata is the better choice for 9 of 20 roles. The table above shows the reason for each role.

Which is cheaper, Humata or Semantic Scholar?

Humata starts at $1.99/mo; Semantic Scholar publishes no fixed price.

Do Humata and Semantic Scholar have free plans?

Humata: Yes. A few dozen pages and a limited number of questions for the whole account. Semantic Scholar: Yes. Completely free; sign-up is needed only for a library and alerts.

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