Question 1

What is an AI scientific figure maker, and who is SciFigureAI for?

Accepted Answer

SciFigureAI is an AI scientific figure maker for researchers. It turns paper abstracts, mechanism descriptions, protocol steps, and research ideas into clean figure drafts for papers, posters, grants, slides, and science communication.

Question 2

How is SciFigureAI different from BioRender, Midjourney, or general AI image tools?

Accepted Answer

Template tools are useful when the right asset already exists, and general image tools often create hard-to-edit pixels. SciFigureAI is tuned for scientific visuals: graphical abstracts, mechanism diagrams, workflows, and concept figures with a prompt-based revision and export path.

Question 3

Is it only for biology and medicine?

Accepted Answer

No. SciFigureAI can support biology, medicine, chemistry, materials science, pharmacology, immunology, neuroscience, engineering, and broader research communication. Describe the system, pathway, device, structure, or concept you need to explain, then use the draft as a starting point.

Question 4

Can I use it without design experience, templates, or reference images?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can start from natural language: describe the key elements, relationships, arrows, labels, and visual style. SciFigureAI creates the first scientific figure draft for you. If you do have a sketch or source image, you can use image input to guide the next version.

Question 5

Can I trust the scientific labels and structure generated by AI?

Accepted Answer

AI can accelerate figure drafting, but scientific accuracy remains your responsibility. Use SciFigureAI to produce a strong visual draft, then review labels, pathways, arrows, mechanisms, and any detail that could affect the scientific meaning before formal use.

Question 6

Can I use generated figures in papers, posters, courses, or commercial work?

Accepted Answer

SciFigureAI supports figure drafting for papers, posters, slide decks, teaching material, research communication, and lawful commercial work. Commercial use is included for paid plans and PAYG credits, subject to the Terms, third-party rights, institution or journal policies, and your review of scientific accuracy.

Question 7

Do I need to disclose AI use when submitting to a journal?

Accepted Answer

Journal policies vary and are changing quickly. Check the author guidelines for your target journal. When in doubt, a short statement such as AI-assisted figure drafting, followed by human review and editing, is usually the safest route.

Question 8

What export formats are supported?

Accepted Answer

SciFigureAI is built around a figure export workflow for research and presentations. You can download generated images and use credits to export PPTX or SVG files. Current exports are designed to move generated figures into presentation and editing workflows, not to promise every element is a fully separated vector object.

Question 9

Can the images meet journal-quality resolution requirements?

Accepted Answer

SciFigureAI supports high-resolution generation and export options for manuscripts, posters, and talks. Whether a figure meets a 300 DPI requirement depends on the journal template, final print width, export resolution, and downstream processing, so check the final file against the target guidelines.

Question 10

How long does it take to create a scientific figure?

Accepted Answer

You can usually get a first draft quickly, then iterate with prompts. The workflow is designed to help you explore layout, visual storytelling, and key elements faster than drawing from a blank canvas, while keeping final scientific review in your hands.

Question 11

Can labs or institutions reimburse SciFigureAI?

Accepted Answer

Many teams can position SciFigureAI as scientific visualization, research software, or figure preparation tooling. Individual plans fit solo researchers and students; teams or labs can contact us for shared capacity, member management, and invoice needs.

Question 12

Is my unpublished research data safe?

Accepted Answer

Your prompts, uploaded images, and generated results are not shown publicly. SciFigureAI handles data according to its privacy policy and keeps research material inside your account and project workflow. For confidential work, also follow your institution's data security rules.

Pricing

Choose yearly for steady monthly credits, then add PAYG credits when a project sprint needs extra capacity.

Pricing

Choose yearly for steady monthly credits, then add PAYG credits when a project sprint needs extra capacity.

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Common questions about creating scientific figures with SciFigureAI.

Free

Basic

Plus

Enterprise

Common questions about creating scientific figures with SciFigureAI.