PapersGPT is a Zotero AI plugin for chatting PDFs with SOTA LLMs seemlessly in Zotero, especially for serious study and work scenarios. You can ask any question about the PDFs in Zotero, and PapersGPT will provide you with precise, reliable answers. This plugin is designed to improve your reading and research efficiency in Zotero.
What makes PapersGPT unique?
Compare to other AI plugins in Zotero, you will find 3 unique features of PapersGPT:
Easy to use and switch almost all the SOTA and popular LLMs in PapersGPT.
With the PapersGPT, it is very easy to select and change the LLM as you like, such as Gemini, Claude, Grok or DeepSeek, not only GPT. It's very easy to access to all the best popular LLMs without complicated configuration as other AI plugin, just select the model and input the API key, that's all.
Besides the cutting edge LLMs of OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Grok and DeepSeek, there are also some top fresh open source models, such as Qwen, Mistral, Kimi and Z.ai. PapersGPT has also integrated some models hubs, such as OpenRouter and SiliconFlow. For details on the LLMs currently supported by PapersGPT, please see here. If you have an OpenRouter API, you can also access all the models on it. Some of them are provided by OpenRouter for free(DeepSeek V3 0324 Free). You can use gpt-oss-120b , Mistral Nemo , Grok 3 to chat pdf in Zotero through OpenRouter API. In one word, there are almost all the SOTA models in PapersGPT, you can easily switch to any SOTA LLM at any time with one click.
Free local LLMs are available on Windows and MacOS
There are many SOTA free and open source models built in. Just one click running local totaly free SOTA LLMs on Windows and Mac. These models can be automatically downloaded, installed and used with just one click on the plugin page, models are all locally stored, ensuring not sending your data to remote LLMs. Of course, these models can be switched as your will, and smarter Open Source LLMs in the future would be accessed as soon as possible. 100% Privacy and Safe of Your Personal Data. Besides local LLMs, the RAG modules of embeddings, vector database and rerank are all built and runned locally, There will be no data leakage and it can be used normally even on the plane when the internet can't be connected. Now the current supported local free LLMs please see this page. Of course, Ollama is also supported in PapersGPT.
Chat with multiple PDF Documents
This feature of PapersGPT makes reading papers easier and more efficient. When chatting with your multiple PDFs. Ask a question, and Papersgpt will use AI to pick up the answer from all of your selected documents. You can receive the answer from the documents you select. This feature helps you to transform your files into your personal knowledge base very quickly.
Choose PapersGPT
Now I think you get the answer why choosing PapersGPT. With the help of PapersGPT, you can chat with your pdf documents, you will have an AI-powered friend who will enhance your PDF reading experiences. Whether you’re a student, professional, or running a business, let PapersGPT handle the tedious tasks so you can focus on what matters most and get more done in less time. Don't hesitate. Just download and have a free try. Your feedback is always welcome, we believe with your help PapersGPT will be better and better.
