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b/cited vs Research Scan
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AEO tools: scan any URL for AI-citation readiness, read the public leaderboard and citation panel.
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Research Scan finds and verifies the 5–10 recent papers that matter most for a research question.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Research Scan (89/100 against 76). b/cited is hosted and callable through the gateway; Research Scan runs on your own machine. Research Scan has noticeably more public adoption.
| b/cited | Research Scan | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B76/100 | A89/100 |
| Adoption | New | Growing |
| GitHub stars | – | 1 |
| Downloads / week | – | 57 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 6 | 4 |
| Write actions | 1 | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | Security | Security |