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ResearchRabbit vs Litmaps: catalog facts
ResearchRabbit	Litmaps
Free Free to sign up and use.	Freemium Free sign-up with paid plans for more features.
Web	Web
Finds related papers from a single seed paper Visual citation maps of how papers and authors connect	Visual citation maps from seed papers Alerts for new papers on a topic
Requires an account Web only, with no offline use	Not usable for building maps on small phone screens Advanced features are on paid plans
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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