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Your published articles stay accessible to readers — we never take your content offline. When your monthly tokens are depleted, the AI Research Agent on your articles pauses until your tokens refresh next month. You can also purchase a token pack to restore AI functionality immediately.

Yes, anytime. Upgrading takes effect immediately with prorated billing. Downgrading takes effect at your next billing cycle. If you downgrade below your current number of live publications, you’ll need to archive some articles to fit within the new plan’s limits.

A live publication is an article that’s published and accessible to readers. You can archive articles to free up publication slots. Archived articles are no longer publicly accessible but your content is preserved and can be re-published anytime.

Every published Papyrus article includes an AI agent that readers can interact with. Readers ask questions about your research in natural language and the AI provides answers based on your article’s content. Each question/answer exchange consumes 1 Papyrus Token from the article author’s allocation.

On paid plans, unused tokens from one month carry forward to the next. Lab plans roll over for 1 month, Starter for 2 months, and Professional for 3 months. This is designed for the bursty nature of academic publishing — bank tokens during quiet months, spend them during publication sprints.

No. Readers access your articles completely free of charge. There are no paywalls, no reader accounts required, and no per-view fees. The AI Research Agent is also free for readers — token costs are covered by the article author’s plan.

We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. We support 20+ currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, and ILS. All tax calculation and compliance is handled automatically.

Yes. All paid plans include a 14-day free trial with full access to that plan’s features and token allocation. No credit card required to start.

An exclusive program for up to 5 early institutional partners. For €3,900/year (locked at this price permanently), Founding Partners get Professional tier features plus direct influence on Papyrus’s product roadmap and priority feature requests. Once all spots are filled, this offer is permanently closed.

Start with the free Researcher plan. It includes 3 publications and monthly AI tokens at no cost. If you need more, the Lab plan at €690/year is designed for individual PIs and small research groups — it’s typically within discretionary budget limits that don’t require departmental approval.

Publishing an article uses ~100 tokens. Each AI Q&A interaction uses 1 token. Hosting a live article uses 10 tokens/month. Unused tokens roll over on paid plans.