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The Lens vs Paper Digest: catalog facts
The Lens	Paper Digest
Freemium Free to search, with paid subscriptions offered for some features.	Freemium Can be tried without signing in; full pricing is not described in the research.
Web	Web
Patents and scholarly works in one search Built-in charts and analysis of results	Literature review, question answering and claim verification in one place Search across papers, patents, grants and people
Analysis of very large result sets can time out Some features require a subscription	Hosted service only Pricing for full use is not clearly stated
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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