Undermind vs Preuve AI
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Deep literature search that reports its own coverage
Cited 0-100 viability score for a startup idea, with a free first check and one-time pricing
- Free access
- Undermind: Free access
- Preuve AI: Free access
- Paid from
- Undermind: USD 75 per month
- Preuve AI: USD 59 one-time
- Plans listed
- Undermind: 6
- Preuve AI: 7
- Public API
- Undermind: Not confirmed
- Preuve AI: Not confirmed
Where Undermind and Preuve AI differ
- PlansUndermind lists 6 plans and Preuve AI lists 7.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Undermind | Fact | Preuve AI |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableReality Check |
| USD 75 per monthPro (Industry) · or $60 per month billed annually | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 59 one-timeFounder Report |
| Free plan; Pro from $16 a month billed annually | Pricing model | Free Reality Check (2 scans); Founder Report $59 one-time; Lifetime Pro $499 |
| 6 | Plans listedDiffers | 7 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Finding hard-to-locate papers on a specific research question | Built for | Checking whether a startup idea has demand and room before building it |
| Research & sources | CategorySame | Research & sources |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 11, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 21, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Undermind
Prices confirmed · Oct 11, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- Pro (Academic)USD 20 per monthor $16 per month billed annually
- Pro (Industry)USD 75 per monthor $60 per month billed annually
- Team (Academic)USD 18.70 per person per monthor $15 per person per month billed annually
- Team (Industry)USD 75 per person per monthor $60 per person per month billed annually
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- EnterpriseCustom
Preuve AI
Prices confirmed · Oct 21, 2026- Reality CheckFree
- Founder ReportUSD 59 one-time
- 2-Report PackUSD 89 one-time
- 5-Report PackUSD 199 one-time
- Investor-Ready PackageUSD 499 one-time
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- Lifetime ProUSD 499 one-time
- Lifetime BusinessUSD 999 one-time
Strengths and limits
Undermind
Strengths
- Free plan with agent access: The pricing section lists agent connections and shared workspaces at $0, with abstracts and metadata searched.
- Coverage is reported: The provider says the report summary states when a search has probably not found everything, so you can extend it.
- Full-text search on Pro: The FAQ says Pro adds search of the full texts of nearly all open-access and preprint papers.
Limits to plan around
- Unnumbered limits: Free has standard rate limits and Pro 10x higher limits, but no page gives the base numbers.
- Single source database: Search draws on Semantic Scholar; the FAQ says a specific paper may not be in it.
- No refunds: The refund policy calls charges non-refundable once a billing period has begun, except where required by law.
Preuve AI
Strengths
- One-time pricing: Founder products are single payments with no subscription, and Sentinel does not renew or charge after three months.
- Claims link to sources: The vendor says sourced claims link back to their source and estimates are labelled as estimates.
- Free first check: The Reality Check gives a score, market size and two competitor previews for 2 scans with no payment.
Limits to plan around
- Score method is closed: Factor weights, thresholds and agent prompts are unpublished, and the vendor says the score is a snapshot, not a guarantee.
- Narrow free tier: The free check is limited to 2 scans, each viewable for 7 days, with 2 competitor previews and no pivots.
- Narrow refund: The 14-day guarantee is a rerun first, once per customer, and not after Build with AI or an export; Lifetime plans and the Investor Package are excluded.
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