scite extends free 7-day trial to Pro plan, matching Basic signup
What happened
Between the Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 captures of scite's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pro plan's signup CTA changed from 'Get started' to 'Start free 7-day trial', extending the same free-trial offer already shown on the Basic plan to Pro. Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Basic at $12 and Pro at $40.
It lands 42 days after scite's previous change, "scite shifts Team plan to $50/seat, cuts free seats from 2 to 1" (Jul 13, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "scite Basic adds unlimited Assistant, Claude/ChatGPT links; drops Dashboards" (Jul 6, 2026) and "scite shifts Enterprise to flexible pooled usage billing" (Jun 18, 2026). scite has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
In the same window Google also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro, Basic · TrialRewordedGet startedStart free 7-day trial
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro, Basic | Trial | Get started | Start free 7-day trial | Reworded |
Values as written on scite's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of scite's pricing page (scite.ai) from Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Get started" becomes "Start free 7-day trial".
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scite, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 28, 2026packagingscite slashes prices 30% for fall sale — Basic drops to $14, Pro to $35
- Sep 21, 2026packagingscite Pro plan bundles limited-time $60 API credit promo
- Sep 7, 2026packagingscite: new free Connect plan added (25 MCP credits/mo)
- Aug 24, 2026packagingscite extends free 7-day trial to Pro plan, matching Basic signup · this change
- Jul 13, 2026packagingscite shifts Team plan to $50/seat, cuts free seats from 2 to 1
- Jul 6, 2026improvedscite Basic adds unlimited Assistant, Claude/ChatGPT links; drops Dashboards
- Jun 18, 2026packagingscite shifts Enterprise to flexible pooled usage billing
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleJul 6Google Vertexai delays Agent Gateway billing to July 13, extends free window
- GoogleJul 3Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
- GoogleJul 3Google Cloud: AI Commerce Search pricing revealed ($2.50-$6.00/1000 queries)
- GoogleJun 24Google Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus
- GoogleJun 8Google Cloud reveals AI Commerce Search pricing at $2.50/1K
Questions about this change
Did scite raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: trial change.
What changed on scite's pricing page between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026?
Pro, Basic trial: Get started → Start free 7-day trial, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does scite change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for scite in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "scite shifts Team plan to $50/seat, cuts free seats from 2 to 1" on Jul 13, 2026; scite has been tracked since 2026-05-15.