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OpenAlexThe Lens
Free

Free to search, analyze and reuse.

 Freemium

Free to search, with paid subscriptions offered for some features.

Web Web
  • Covers about half a billion scholarly works
  • Web app, API and bulk download
  • Patents and scholarly works in one search
  • Built-in charts and analysis of results
  • A search catalog rather than an AI reading assistant
  • Analysis beyond the web app needs API or data skills
  • Analysis of very large result sets can time out
  • Some features require a subscription
Web application, Hosted service Web application
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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