AI research workspace
Anara pricing and free plan (2026)
A research workspace for asking questions across your uploaded papers and getting answers linked to the passages they come from.
Quick verdict
- Best for
- Researchers with a pile of PDFs who want to ask questions across them and see the linked passage.
- Skip if
- You need exact USD prices stated by the vendor. The page displayed prices in VND for our location; most USD figures here are worked out from them.
- Price from
- From $10/mo (Plus) billed monthly; from $8/mo (Plus) billed annually. USD per month; see the pricing table below.
- Free plan limits
- Limited AI usage and uploads; up to 20 MB or 120 pages per upload; Zotero and Mendeley connectors.
- Last checked
- 5 October 2026
Best for
- Researchers with a pile of PDFs who want to ask questions across them and see the linked passage.
- People who use Zotero or Mendeley and want a free plan with those connectors.
Not a fit if
- You need exact USD prices stated by the vendor. The page displayed prices in VND for our location; most USD figures here are worked out from them.
- You mainly want to discover new papers by citation links. Look at a citation-map tool instead.
- You need unlimited AI use on the free plan. Free has limited AI and uploads.
Anara describes itself as a research workspace where you upload papers and ask questions across them. Its pages describe answers that link back to the exact passages in your files, plus connectors for Zotero, Mendeley, PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov on certain plans.
A caveat about the prices: when we read the pricing page, it displayed amounts in Vietnamese dong for our location. We worked out the USD prices from those amounts, using the one price the page stated in USD (Max 5x at $80 per month billed yearly). Each price below is labelled as billed monthly or billed annually, and the notes say which ones are worked out. Prices in your own currency at checkout may differ.
For how Anara compares with others, read the literature review guide and the free plans comparison. Everything here comes from the vendor’s pages, listed under Sources. Nobody has run the tool in real work for this profile.
Pricing and free plan
| Plan | Price per month | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free | Limited AI usage and uploads; 20 MB or 120 pages per upload; Zotero and Mendeley connectors. |
| Plus | $10 | Billed monthly | USD worked out from the VND price displayed (262,591 VND per month). Expanded AI limits; 100 MB or 600 pages per upload; PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov connectors; 5 collaborators per folder. |
| Plus | $8 | Billed annually | The page calls this "billed yearly". USD worked out from the VND display (the billed monthly price times 0.8). |
| Pro | $20 | Billed monthly | USD worked out from the VND price displayed (525,183 VND per month). 4 times the Plus limits; 300 MB or 10,000 pages per upload; 50 collaborators per folder. |
| Pro | $16 | Billed annually | The page calls this "billed yearly". USD worked out from the VND display (the billed monthly price times 0.8). |
| Max 5x | $100 | Billed monthly | USD worked out from the VND price displayed (2,625,913 VND per month). Deep Search; Model Council; unlimited uploads. |
| Max 5x | $80 | Billed annually | The page states this one in USD itself ("billed yearly"). The monthly $100 above is worked out from the same VND display. |
| Max 20x | Not verified (5 October 2026) | Not verified | A 20x tier exists but its price was not read. |
What looks good
- A Free plan with listed upload limits and Zotero and Mendeley connectors.
- Upload limits are stated per plan (20 MB or 120 pages on Free; 100 MB or 600 pages on Plus; 300 MB or 10,000 pages on Pro).
- The pricing page shows both billing methods, with a lower price when billed yearly.
Limits and open questions
- The pricing page displays VND for the viewer's location. The USD prices on this page are worked out from that display, except the Max 5x annual price that the page states in USD. Check the price in your own currency at checkout.
- Free-plan AI usage is limited, and the limit was not shown as a number.
- The Max 20x price was not read.
- Answers linked to passages are the vendor's description; open the passage and confirm it says what the answer says.
Hands-on testing
Not yet done. Nobody here has run this tool in real work, so this page is based on the vendor's published pages only, listed under Sources. Notes will be added if that changes.
Affiliate status
This site has no affiliate relationship with this tool at present. The link on this page goes to the official site and earns nothing. See the disclosure.
FAQ
Is Anara free?
There is a Free plan with limited AI usage and uploads, 20 MB or 120 pages per upload, and Zotero and Mendeley connectors, as listed on 2026-10-05.
How much does Anara cost?
Plus is $10 per month billed monthly or $8 per month billed annually. Pro is $20 billed monthly or $16 billed annually. Max 5x is $100 billed monthly or $80 billed annually. These USD figures are worked out from the VND prices the page displayed; only the $80 figure was stated in USD.
Why does the price show in my currency?
The pricing page displayed prices in VND for our location. We worked out the USD figures from the ratio to the Max 5x price that the page gave in USD. Your own checkout price may differ.
What are the upload limits?
Free allows 20 MB or 120 pages per upload, Plus 100 MB or 600 pages, Pro 300 MB or 10,000 pages. Max 5x lists unlimited uploads.
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