scite slashes prices 30% for fall sale — Basic drops to $14, Pro to $35
What happened
Between the Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026 captures of scite's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Scite added a 'Fall sale: 30% off applied' promo banner (ends Sept 30, 2026), cutting Basic from $20/mo to $14/mo and Pro from $50/mo to $35/mo, with matching drops in advertised annual savings. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Basic at $12 and Pro at $40.
It lands 7 days after scite's previous change, "scite Pro plan bundles limited-time $60 API credit promo" (Sep 21, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "scite: new free Connect plan added (25 MCP credits/mo)" (Sep 7, 2026), "scite extends free 7-day trial to Pro plan, matching Basic signup" (Aug 24, 2026) and "scite shifts Team plan to $50/seat, cuts free seats from 2 to 1" (Jul 13, 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.
- Basic, Pro · Discount−30%$20/mo$14/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic, Pro | Discount | $20/mo | $14/mo | −30% |
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 Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where basic, pro discount reads $20/mo and then $14/mo.
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scite, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingscite drops its $250 Team plan
- Oct 5, 2026packagingscite ends fall sale, Pro back to $50/mo and free Connect plan dropped
- Sep 28, 2026packagingscite slashes prices 30% for fall sale — Basic drops to $14, Pro to $35 · this change
- 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
- 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
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- 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)
Questions about this change
Did scite raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount added.
What changed on scite's pricing page between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026?
Basic, Pro discount: $20/mo → $14/mo (−30%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does scite change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for scite in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "scite Pro plan bundles limited-time $60 API credit promo" on Sep 21, 2026; scite has been tracked since 2026-05-15.