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Flash Papers
Flash Papers is an artificial intelligence tool that turns academic papers into interactive explainer sites.
Flash Papers turns any academic paper into a fully interactive explainer site. Users paste an arXiv or ChinaRxiv link to receive a design that explains the paper through charts and diagrams. The product runs on the user's choice of frontier AI model by bringing an API key from Google, Anthropic, or OpenRouter. It features whole-paper reasoning covering methods, figures, and appendices in one shot. The interface includes sliders, animated diagrams, scrollytelling, and live mini-demos. The model streams the page as it writes it for quick results.
Flash Papers at a glance
- Best for: Researcher, Student
- Runs on: Web
- Pricing: Bring your own API key; provider charges depend on the model, paper length, and generated output.
- Released: October 2026
- Category: AI research tool
- Website: flashpapers.ai
Key features
- Whole-paper reasoning for methods, figures, and appendices
- Interactive sliders and animated diagrams
- Scrollytelling and live mini-demos
- Support for arXiv and ChinaRxiv links
- Model streaming during page generation
- Choice of Google, Anthropic, or OpenRouter API keys
Use it for
- Read and interact with academic research papers
- Explore paper methods and numbers using charts
- Scrub through interactive diagrams of research concepts
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