Supercharge Zotero with AI: Chat with PDFs & Research Faster

The best AI plugin for Zotero. Chat with multiple PDFs seamlessly. Support ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek V4 and OpenRouter. Run local LLMs like Gemma, Qwen for free and private research.

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1228+happy researchers

Loved by researchers

"PapersGPT is one of those apps that you don't know you need unless you try it. It's helping me filter through my zotero library and focus on reading relevant papers at an amazing speed. Thanks to the developers for making such a great app."

Pratik Narain Srivastava

Pratik Narain Srivastava

Postdoc Researcher @ University of Calgary

"PapersGPT is amazing. I will get another license for two more seats. The plugin works perfectly in my office computer. In my personal computer, the plugin and exe work well."

Meutia

Meutia

"I recently purchased the Premium plan for PapersGPT and am very impressed with the features. I was wondering if it's possible to switch my current plan to the Business plan instead."

Yair

Yair

Main Features

Support ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Support GPT 5.5, Claude 4.6, Gemini 3.1 and DeepSeek V4

Access the world's most powerful AI models including GPT 5.5, Claude 4.6 Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and DeepSeek V4 with your own API key.

Gemma 4, Qwen 3.5, gpt-oss, and Mistral

Free Local LLMs: Privacy First

Run SOTA open-source models like Gemma 4, Qwen 3.5, gpt-oss, Llama 3.2 and Mistral locally on your Mac or Windows for free, with 100% data privacy.

Seamless Zotero Integration

Seamless Zotero Integration

Effortlessly manage and chat with your research papers without ever leaving the Zotero interface.

Private And Secure

Private and Secure

Your research stay yours. PapersGPT prioritizes security by keeping your data local and under your control.

Ready to Revolutionize Your Research?

Download PapersGPT today and experience the most powerful AI research assistant for Zotero. Start chatting with your PDFs and gain deeper insights in seconds.

Try PapersGPT Free

Free Trial

$0

Online AI Models
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, OpenRouter, Qwen, Mistral, Kimi, GLM, SiliconFlow
Chat Entire Zotero Library(Total PDFs Limit)
-
Chat Multiple PDFs limit
Multiple(up to 3)
Built-in Local LLMs
Ollama
MCP Server
Customized API
10 calls/day
Automic update the latest AI Models
-
Automic update the latest local LLMs
-
AutoPilot
-
AI Chat limit
Online: 10/day, Local: 20/day
Seats(Devices)
1
Customer Support
Community

Basic

$29

Online AI Models
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, OpenRouter, Qwen, Mistral, Kimi, GLM, SiliconFlow
Chat Entire Zotero Library(Total PDFs Limit)
<= 500
Chat Multiple PDFs limit
Multiple(up to 20)
Built-in Local LLMs
Ollama
MCP Server
Customized API
Automic update the latest AI Models
Automic update the latest local LLMs
AutoPilot
-
AI Chat limit
Unlimited
Seats(Devices)
1
Customer Support
Email
✨ Ultimate

Premium

$59

Online AI Models
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, OpenRouter, Qwen, Mistral, Kimi, GLM, SiliconFlow
Chat Entire Zotero Library(Total PDFs Limit)
<= 1,000
Chat Multiple PDFs limit
Multiple(up to 100)
Built-in Local LLMs
Ollama
MCP Server
Customized API
Automic update the latest AI Models
Automic update the latest local LLMs
AutoPilot
AI Chat limit
Unlimited
Seats(Devices)
2
Customer Support
Email(24h)

Business(For Teams)

$99

Online AI Models
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, OpenRouter, Qwen, Mistral, Kimi, GLM, SiliconFlow
Chat Entire Zotero Library(Total PDFs Limit)
<= 2,000
Chat Multiple PDFs limit
Multiple(up to 300)
Built-in Local LLMs
Ollama
MCP Server
Customized API
Automic update the latest AI Models
Automic update the latest local LLMs
AutoPilot
AI Chat limit
Unlimited
Seats(Devices)
5+
Customer Support
Dedicated
FAQ

Any Questions? Answered

How many business LLMs are supported now?

PapersGPT now supports gpt-5, gpt-5-mini, gpt-5-nano, gpt-4o, o4-mini, o3-mini of OpenAI. claude-4.5-sonnet, claude-4.5-haiku, claude-4.1-opus, and all claude-3 serie models, gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek, qwen, mistral, glm4.6 and kimi .

Where to download PapersGPT?

Through the Download button in the upper right corner of the website homepage, you can download the latest PapersGPT version for Zotero 7 or 8.

Do all supported large language model API KEYs need to be configured?

No, You only need to configure your personal API KEY of the LLMs. Such as OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini API Key. If you configure the API Keys for all supported LLMs, it would be very helpful and convenient for you to switch between multiple LLMs in a chat conversation.

How many Open Source free LLMs are supported now?

Llama3.1, Gemma 3, deepseek-distill-qwen, gpt-oss, Phi-3.5 and Mistral

Can free LLMs be used on Windows?

Yes, now the build-in free LLMs could be accessed on the Mac, Windows or Linux.

Should free LLMs be downloaded manually?

No, the selected LLM is automatically downloaded, installed and runned only by just one click.