AI answer engine with real-time web search and cited sources.
Monica
AI Research & StudyMonica is an AI assistant available as a browser extension, desktop app and mobile app that gives access to models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek and others. It summarizes web pages, videos and PDFs, helps with writing and translation, and bundles image and video generation, slides, mind maps and a deep research tool. Usage is metered by daily and monthly query or credit limits.
Pricing
Monica pricing
Free plan; Pro ~$9.90/mo (~$8.30/mo annual)
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on monica.im
Features
What Monica does
- Sidebar extension for Chrome and Edge that works on any page
- Multiple models from different providers in one chat
- Web page, YouTube and PDF summaries and chat
- Writing, rewriting and translation tools
- AI detector and humanizer
- Image and video generation, mind maps and slide generation
Pros
- Low-cost paid plan compared with single-model subscriptions
- Syncs across extension, desktop and mobile apps
- Very wide toolbox in one product
- Free plan to try the extension
Cons
- Advanced-model queries are capped monthly, and credit rules are hard to follow
- Wide toolbox means individual tools are less deep than dedicated products
- No specialized academic paper database
- Extension needs broad access to the pages you visit
Fit
Who Monica is for
Look elsewhere if: Researchers who need peer-reviewed sources or users who prefer one simple, uncapped assistant should look elsewhere.
Enterprise: Individual subscription browser assistant; no business tier or published compliance certifications, data stored in the US.
| Research & Study feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Answers with citations | Yes |
| Searches academic papers | — |
| Upload & chat with PDFs | Yes |
| AI content detection | Yes |
| Rewrites / humanizes text | Yes |
| Citation formatting | — |
| Browser extension | Yes |
| Writing editor | — |
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