Basic
$0
For everyday citation and writing help.
- Digital Protégé / My Voice
- Show Citations, Cross-Check, Verify claims
- Find Research, Explain, Re-Write
- Library and journal guidelines
- Lux chat beside the manuscript
Plans
xRead Basic already does a lot in Word. A full seat adds journal tools, custom skills, and deeper literature search.
Subscribe or top up in Microsoft Word: My xRead → Plan. Card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay via Stripe.
xRead monthly
$12 / month
Everything in xRead Basic plus:
- $5 credits each month
- Custom skills and workflows
- Journal Match and Journal Advisor
- Challenge Me
- Google Scholar / web last-resort
- Cancel or update the card in Manage plan
xRead annual
$99 / year
Everything in xRead Basic plus:
- $60 credits up front (save $45 vs 12 months)
- Custom skills and workflows
- Journal Match and Journal Advisor
- Challenge Me
- Google Scholar / web last-resort
Credit packs
Everything in xRead Basic plus a wallet for extra tools. Packs do not include a seat: no Google Scholar last-resort, and you cannot create new custom skills. Extra packs also work on top of an xRead seat.
$10
Starter pack
$20
Most popular
$50
Best value
Your key
Everything in xRead Basic plus extra tools on your API key (added in My xRead → System Controls). This does not include a seat, Google Scholar last-resort, or custom skill creation. You can use a key with or without credits.
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Credits packs and your own API key unlock Journal Match, Journal Advisor, and Challenge Me without a seat. Custom skills and Google Scholar last-resort stay with an xRead seat.
| What you can do | Basic | Credits or your key | xRead seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Word, every day | |||
| Digital Protégé / My Voice — Lux learns how you write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Show Citations — match in-text cites to the bibliography | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cross-Check — orphans and ghost references | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Verify claims — do the cited sources support the text? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Find Research — related papers (scholarly catalogs) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Explain and Re-Write in the document | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Library and saved journal guidelines | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lux chat beside the manuscript | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Run skills you already have | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Full xRead seat | |||
| Journal Match — where this manuscript could go | — | From wallet or key | Included credits |
| Journal Advisor — audit against your target journal | — | From wallet or key | Included credits |
| Challenge Me — literature that pushes back on a claim | — | From wallet or key | Included credits |
| Create custom skills and workflows | — | — | Yes |
| Google Scholar / web last-resort in Find Research | — | — | Yes |
| Credits included | — | Buy $10 / $20 / $50 packs | $5 / mo or $60 / yr |
Credits are an xRead wallet, not an account with an AI provider. Everyday citation and writing help does not spend the wallet. Extra tools draw down the balance. Unused credits stay on the account.
Payments are processed by Stripe. Manage or cancel a seat from My xRead → Plan → Manage plan. Billing questions: support@xread.io.