LLM APIs for Research Tools: Summaries, Literature Review, Citations, and Search

Research workflows involve reading, comparing, summarizing, and citing sources. LLM APIs can help, but source grounding is essential.

Use cases

LLMs can assist with:

• paper summaries
• literature review drafts
• citation-aware search
• note synthesis
• research question generation
• methodology comparison

Preserve citations

Generated research outputs should link back to source papers, pages, or passages.

Final thoughts

LLM APIs can improve research productivity when answers remain grounded, cited, and reviewable.