Best AI Tools for Research Papers: Anara vs Jenni AI vs Wissly

This article compares Anara, Jenni AI, and Wissly in terms of how they support paper search, summarization, and deep understanding. Anara works best for fast screening, Jenni AI for academic writing, and Wissly for in-depth logical and contextual analysis of papers. For effective research, it is recommended to combine tools based on the research stage and the number of papers involved.

The previous article ["AI Tools for Academic Paper Review"] surveyed various AI tools for paper summarization and citation. This naturally leads to the next question: "So, which tools are actually worth using?"

As AI paper review tools proliferate rapidly, researchers' questions have evolved from "Should I use tools?" to "Which tool truly helps me navigate countless papers?"

This article compares three frequently mentioned tools—Anara, Jenni AI, and Wissly—focusing on their roles in reading, understanding, and organizing papers.

1. Anara | Fast, Lightweight Primary Filtering Tool

Anara is a speed-optimized paper summarization AI. The free version allows uploading up to 5 papers per day, providing approximately 1,000 characters of AI-generated summary per paper to quickly scan newly published papers and determine "Is this worth reading?"

Strengths:

• Lightning-fast PDF summarization (results in seconds)

• AI automatically extracts key sentences by section

• Ideal for primary screening of multiple papers in minimal time

Weaknesses:

• Limited in deeply understanding logical structure or research context

• Focuses on "read/don't read" decision information rather than in-depth analysis

Exploration Suitability:

Anara excels for researchers needing to quickly filter large volumes rather than deeply analyze individual papers. It's perfect for early project stages to screen reference candidates. However, it lacks scalability for detailed logical connections or citation structure analysis, requiring other tools for subsequent stages.

2. Jenni AI | Academic Writing Assistant for Polished Drafts

Jenni AI functions primarily as an Academic Writing Assistant, excelling at refining organized ideas or research notes into academic-style prose with seamless paragraph transitions.

The free version offers autocomplete, style conversion, and AI sentence suggestions; paid plans add real-time citation insertion and reference management.

Strengths:

• Generates paragraphs following logical academic structure

• Converts tone/style to academic standards

• Dramatically accelerates drafting and editing

Weaknesses:

• Limited deep paper content understanding/analysis

• Focuses on writing/sentence polishing rather than exploration/summarization

Exploration Suitability:

Jenni AI shines when concrete ideas need academic formalization but underperforms in paper exploration/understanding. As a "writing tool" rather than "finding tool," it fits naturally as the final stage after Anara/Wissly comprehension.

3. Wissly | Structural Analysis AI for Deep Understanding

Wissly transcends simple summarization with logic-structure-centered analysis, decomposing papers along "Claim-Evidence-Limitations" axes. It uniquely supports simultaneous analysis of up to 4,000 papers.

Free version offers unlimited questions with Highlight Q&A—natural language queries automatically highlight source sentences for reliability verification.

Strengths:

• Automatically decomposes paper logic (Claim/Evidence/Limitations)

• Simultaneous analysis of 50-4,000 papers

• Highlights evidence sentences for easy verification

• Full Korean/English support with multilingual analysis

Weaknesses:

• Slightly slower pure summarization vs Anara

• Local installation barrier vs web tools

Exploration Suitability:

Wissly specializes in contextual understanding and logical validity assessment, excelling in research design, literature reviews, and grant proposals where dozens-to-thousands of papers require structural comparison. Highlight-based verification provides "clearly evidenced" AI analysis, enabling instant tracing of "where conclusions originated" for academic reliability and practical applicability.

🔍 Three Tools' Roles at a Glance

AI paper analysis tools save significant time, but "logical/contextual understanding" trumps "summarization speed."

Optimal workflow: Anara (screening) → Wissly (deep analysis) → Jenni AI (writing)

Next: Real researcher/grad student/corporate workflows based on actual usage.