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The LensOpenAlex
Freemium

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

 Free

Free to search, analyze and reuse.

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

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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