Petal

Petal is ranked #8 of 30 in AI citation generators on The Geeks Club. It runs on Browser extension, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.55/mo.

Petal plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free $0 /mo 1 GB cloud storage · 1 seat · 3 guests · 400 AI credits · 2 collections · 3 annotations per document · citation export not included petal.org · 2 Oct 2026

Plus $2.55/mo $2.55* /mo; page also lists $2.99 with .edu account and $4.99 otherwise 2 GB cloud storage · 1 seat · 3 guests · 400 AI credits/month · unlimited collections and annotations · no multi-doc chat or AI Create petal.org · 2 Oct 2026

Advanced $8.49/mo $8.49* /mo; page also lists $9.99 with .edu account and $13.99 otherwise 10 GB cloud storage · 1 seat · 3 guests · 1,200 AI credits/month · unlimited collections and annotations · priority support petal.org · 2 Oct 2026

Premium $25.49/mo $25.49 /mo 25 GB cloud storage · 1 seat · 3 guests · 2,000 AI credits/month · unlimited collections and annotations · priority support petal.org · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on AI citation generators

Free plan: Yes
Citation styles: 9,000

Best Petal alternatives

See all 12

7.7 Paperpal Free plan

7.6 AutoCaret Citation Generator Free plan

7.6 Conch AI Citation Generator Free plan

7.6 Scholarly Free plan

7.2 Solvely Free trial

7.2 Yomu AI Citation Generator Free plan

Petal

Research assistant: Petal describes itself as an AI-powered research assistant for academia that helps narrow literature reviews and compare studies.
Research library: Users can upload, store, and access PDF documents and organize them with collections, metadata, and tags.
Collaboration: Shared workspaces support collaboration on group projects, co-authored papers, and reviews.
AI tools: Petal lists translation, summarization, explanation, question and search-term suggestions, key-point extraction, and conversational AI.
Reference imports: Petal says it can import by DOI, PMID, ArXivID, ISBN, ISSN, and EAN lookup and capture metadata from URLs.
Browser and Word add-ins: The product page lists web importer add-ins for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, plus a Word add-in for inserting references and generating bibliographies.
Free-plan limits: The Free plan includes 1 GB cloud storage, one seat, three guests, 400 AI credits, two collections, and three annotations per document.
Support: The FAQ says Petal generally responds to customer support requests within 30 minutes.
Intended users: Petal says it was created to serve academia and names research institutes, universities, and large organizations as enterprise-license prospects.
Company: Petal's site identifies the company as Paladin Max, Inc. and gives a Walnut Creek, California mailing address.
Founded: 2021
Headquarters: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Price from: $2.55/mo

Visit site Alternatives

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best AI Citation Generators in 2026#8 of 30
Best Citation Generator Tools in 2026#6 of 29
Best Reference Management Software in 2026#10 of 27
Best Citation Management Software in 2026#9 of 24

Is Petal yours?

Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.

Claim it free Promote Petal

Sources

petal.org/reference-manager· checked 2 Oct 2026
petal.org/resources/pricing· checked 2 Oct 2026
petal.org/resources/faqs· checked 2 Oct 2026
petal.org/company/about-us· checked 2 Oct 2026
petal.org/legal/privacy-policy· checked 2 Oct 2026