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Ponder

AI research workspace on an infinite canvas for literature review, knowledge maps and cross-source analysis

freemiumFree is $0/month with 0 monthly credits but 50 credits refreshed daily, limited access to advanced models, limited file uploads, AI fetch-and-save of external sources, and mind map, document and slide export. Casual is $14/month billed yearly at $168/year (13% off the $16 monthly rate) with 1,100 credits a month plus the daily 50, access to all advanced models, top-up credits that never expire and unlimited file uploads. Plus is $24/month billed yearly at $288/year (20% off $30) with 2,500 credits a month, 25% off credit top-ups and priority AI access at peak times. Pro is $42/month billed yearly at $504/year (30% off $60) with 6,000 credits a month, 40% off top-ups, top-priority peak access and early access to advanced features; larger monthly credit blocks are listed at $70 for 10,000 and $140 for 20,000.View full pricing →

About Ponder

Ponder is an AI research workspace built on an infinite canvas rather than on a document or a chat thread. You drop in PDFs, videos, texts and web pages, and instead of searching them one at a time you work with them spatially — ideas branch and connect on the canvas, building a knowledge map whose structure is itself the artefact. The explicit design argument, which the site makes without hedging, is that the rest of the category is optimising for speed while Ponder optimises for depth: the goal is lasting insight and structured knowledge rather than a faster summary. Cross-document analysis is the feature that follows from that framing — it compares across multiple sources at once to surface patterns and connections between documents, which is a different operation from summarising each in turn. A Ponder Agent works alongside you throughout, carrying context across questions and directions rather than restarting each time, and can fetch and save external sources into the workspace. Output exports as mind maps, documents or slides, so the thinking can leave the tool in a shareable form. Pricing is credit-metered with an unusual free tier: no monthly credit allocation, but 50 credits refresh daily, which makes sustained light use genuinely free. Paid tiers add access to all advanced models, unlimited file uploads, discounted credit top-ups that never expire, and priority access at peak times.

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Key Features

✓Infinite canvas for branching and connecting ideas
✓Cross-document analysis to surface patterns between sources
✓Ponder Agent that carries context across a research session
✓Import PDFs, videos, texts and web pages
✓Export mind maps, documents and slides
✓50 free credits refreshed daily on the free tier

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researchknowledge-managementmind-mappingliterature-reviewpdf-chat
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