SciDraw
SciDraw is a web tool for generating scientific figures from prompts, sketches, reference uploads, or paper notes.
What SciDraw is
SciDraw is a web tool for generating scientific figures from prompts, sketches, reference uploads, or paper notes. Its generators cover manuscript-style figures, graphical abstracts, biological pathways, mechanisms, materials science figures, and AI architecture diagrams. The stated workflow is to create a figure, review it, refine it, and export it for slides, manuscripts, posts, or teaching materials. Paid plans provide SVG vector export and support 1080P, 2K, and 4K resolutions. SciDraw is presented for paper authors, laboratory and engineering teams, educators, and science communicators. Sign-up includes trial credits without requiring a credit card. Free-plan outputs may carry a watermark and are limited to personal, evaluation, and other non-commercial use. Paid commercial use is subject to the license and third-party rights. SciDraw warns that generated images may be incomplete or inaccurate and should be reviewed before publication. Annual-billing prices shown are 20.00, 29.00, and $44.50 a month for Standard, Pro, and Ultra.
Good
- Accepts prompts, sketches, references, or paper notes
- Covers pathways, mechanisms, abstracts, and other figures
- Paid plans include SVG export
- Supports 1080P, 2K, and 4K output
- Trial credits require no credit card
Watch out
- Free outputs may include a watermark
- Free use is non-commercial
- Generated figures may be incomplete or inaccurate
- Third-party provider retention practices are not guaranteed
Who it suits
It suits researchers, lab and engineering teams, educators, and science communicators creating explanatory figures. The web format supports users who need exportable scientific diagrams.
Verdict
SciDraw provides a focused workflow for generating and refining scientific visuals on the web. Review requirements, free-use limits, and the applicable license before distributing outputs.
Plans and prices
From SciDraw's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $20 a month | 36,000 credits/year · up to 1,200 figures/year · up to 120 videos/year · 3 concurrent tasks · 30-day history · $240/year, billed annually; page also shows $29/month and $348/year |
| Pro | $29 a month | 90,000 credits/year · up to 3,000 figures/year · up to 300 videos/year · 5 concurrent tasks · 90-day history · $348/year, billed annually; page also shows $49/month and $588/year |
| Ultra | $44.50 a month | 180,000 credits/year · up to 6,000 figures/year · up to 600 videos/year · 10 concurrent tasks · permanent history · $534/year, billed annually; page also shows $89/month and $1,068/year |
The facts
Each one read from SciDraw's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accuracy limitation
- SciDraw says generated outputs may be incomplete or inaccurate and asks users to review them before publication or distribution.checked 9 Oct 2001
- AI providers
- The privacy policy names fal, Kie, and APIMart as current AI processing integrations, with the provider depending on the requested model and service configuration.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Audience
- The site presents SciDraw for paper authors, lab and engineering teams, educators, and science communicators.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Commercial rights
- Paid-plan users may use generated images commercially, subject to the license and third-party rights.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Data handling limit
- The policy says third-party provider terms govern their processing and does not guarantee every provider's retention or training practices.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Export
- Paid plans include SVG vector export and support 1080P, 2K, and 4K resolutions.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Figure types
- The site lists manuscript-style figures, graphical abstracts, biological pathways, mechanisms, materials science figures, and AI architecture diagrams among its generators.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Inputs
- Users can start with a prompt, upload a sketch or reference, or paste paper notes.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says SciDraw does not sell user data or share it with advertisers, and does not use prompts, uploads, or generated outputs to train its own models.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- SciDraw generates scientific figures, graphical abstracts, pathway diagrams, and experimental setup schematics from text, sketches, or research abstracts.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Security
- The pricing page says data is encrypted in transit and at rest and is never used to train any model.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The footer lists [email protected]; Pro has priority support with a 24-hour response and Ultra has dedicated support with a 12-hour response.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Workflow
- The site describes a workflow to generate, review, refine, and export figures for slides, manuscripts, posts, or teaching materials.checked 9 Oct 2001
Money
- Free access
- The site advertises trial credits at sign-up and says no credit card is required to sign up; free-plan outputs may have a watermark and are for personal, evaluation, and other non-commercial uses.checked 9 Oct 2001
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