Undermind (YC S24)
AI-nativeAI built for scientific literature
undermind.ai Writing & Documents / Academic Writing & Research
- Monthly visits
- 495.6K
- Down9.4%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $15/mo
- Higher than 68% of peersNiche median $11/mo
- Launched
- 2y ago
- 2024-01-24 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Product HuntLaunch
AI agent for discovering scientific papers
Aug 20, 2024 · 2y agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (49 pts · 14 comments)Launch
Undermind – Deep scientific paper search with adaptive LLMs — We can now build drastically higher quality search because we can use LLMs in algorithms that mimic a human's systematic research process,…
Apr 2, 2024 · 2y agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (3 pts · 1 comments)Launch
Deep search engine for science — Undermind is a deep, systematic search engine to discover incredibly complex topics in scientific papers. We optimized everything for accu…
Mar 26, 2024 · 2y agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (109 pts · 25 comments)Launch
Deep search of all ML papers — Built an automated system to run a deep search of ArXiv and carefully find all the precise papers that exist on a complex topic. It's diff…
Jan 24, 2024 · 2y agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Built an automated system to run a deep search of ArXiv and carefully find all the precise papers that exist on a complex topic. It's different from simple RAG because it searches, classifies, and adapts based on relevant papers it uncovers, and then continues until it finds every paper on a topic (trying to mimic the human research process). Benchmarked 10x
- Post excerpt:
- Undermind is a deep, systematic search engine to discover incredibly complex topics in scientific papers. We optimized everything for accuracy and comprehensiveness. That’s the bottom line that matters to scientists, doctors, etc. (not compute cost/time required). How it works: You type in what you’re looking for, in all its complexity - whatever you need to
- Post excerpt:
- We can now build drastically higher quality search because we can use LLMs in algorithms that mimic a human's systematic research process, instead of just roughly recommending results based on semantic embeddings or term frequency. We built a deep search LLM pipeline that takes a few minutes to carefully search all the scientific literature. You describe you
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct49%
- Organic Search27%
- AI Assistants14%
- Referrals6%
- Other5%
Countries
- United States33%
- China11%
- India7%
- Brazil5%
- Germany5%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2023-07-10
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| undermind | 15.9K |
| undermined | 9,710 |
| undermind ai | 7,040 |
| undermined ai | 660 |
| undermine ai | 600 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · 2 paid tiers ($15–$16) · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page
Entry price $15/mo, Higher than 68% of peers; “Academic Writing & Research” median is $11/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homewww.undermind.ai/
- Pricingwww.undermind.ai/#pricing Snapshot 2026-11-03
Changes
Design
Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“AI built for scientific literature”
Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Category Positioning Anchor
- Large Hero Product Shot
- Customer Logo Wall
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 7.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 8.0
- Craft & Polish
- 8.0
- Distinctiveness
- 6.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter
- Hero layout
- Split Copy & Visual
- Primary visual
- Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Medium Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome (with Enterprise Clean)
Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #f7f8fa;
--foreground: #111111;
--muted-foreground: #6b7280;
--accent: #2563eb;
--radius: 8px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~56%) · Surface #F7F8FA (~22%) · Text #111111 (~11%) · Muted Text #6B7280 (~6%) · Accent #2563EB (~5%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot, Customer Logo Wall
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
## Avoid
- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Undermind (YC S24) cost?
- Free: $0; Pro: $16/mo (billed annually); Team: $15/mo (billed annually); Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Undermind (YC S24) get?
- Vaneform estimates 495.6K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source
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