Docs & PDF Q&A
paper-qa
High accuracy RAG for answering questions from scientific documents with citations
Popularity
★ 9.0k
Last update
July 2026
License / pricing
Apache-2.0
Category
Docs & PDF Q&A
What it does
High accuracy RAG for answering questions from scientific documents with citations
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
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Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineRequired
- API keyRequired
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
paper-qa FAQ
- Is paper-qa free?
- paper-qa itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use paper-qa?
- It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
- Does paper-qa work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use paper-qa commercially?
- The licence is Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.
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