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SciFigure AI

Scientific Drawing AI for Research Figures

Create publication-ready scientific drawings from prompts, sketches, and research data. Build clear diagrams, illustrations, and charts for papers, posters, theses, and teaching.

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Scientific drawing examples for research and teaching

AI-generated cell signaling pathway diagram with receptors, kinase cascade, nucleus, and feedback annotations.

Cell Signaling Pathway

Biology

Prompt-to-pathway layouts with consistent labels

AI-generated journal graphical abstract showing question, mechanism, and result panels.

Graphical Abstract

Paper Visual

Mechanism-first storyboards for journal figures

AI-generated omics data figure with a volcano plot, gene labels, thresholds, and pathway bars.

Data Figure

Visualization

Charts and annotations ready for manuscripts

Publication-ready grouped box plot preview with jittered points, significance brackets, and clean statistical labels.

Box Plot Generator

Statistics

Grouped box plots from uploaded datasets

AI-generated laboratory workflow from sample preparation to assay, signal readout, and final figure.

Lab Workflow

Protocol

Clean experimental flows for methods sections

AI-generated fluorescence microscopy figure with channels, merge panel, scale bars, and intensity inset.

Microscopy Panel

Imaging

Multi-panel scientific layouts with callouts

AI-generated anatomical medical illustration with labeled organs and body systems.

Medical Illustration

Anatomy

Publication-style anatomy and tissue diagrams

Scientific drawing from idea to publication

Choose, describe or upload, generate, then refine for publication.

Choose a figure type

Start from scientific diagrams, data charts, posters, workflows, or classroom visuals.

Describe or upload

Use a prompt, sketch, reference image, CSV, Excel file, or pasted data.

Generate a clean draft

Create a publication-ready starting point with labels, layout, and scientific structure.

Refine and export

Ask for cleaner labels, colors, or layout, then download for papers, slides, and posters.

Scientific drawing workflows for research

Start with text, improve a sketch or reference image, or turn uploaded data into a polished research figure.

Prompt-Based Figures

Describe your scientific concept and generate professional scientific illustrations.

Sketch and Image Refinement

Upload sketches or references and transform them into polished scientific visuals.

Data-Driven Research Charts

Turn research data into publication-ready charts with clear labels and annotations.

Journal-Ready Presets

Adapt figures for papers, theses, posters, slides, and journal-style layouts.

A tool for every scientific diagram

Choose a research diagram, chart, graphical abstract, or teaching template, then adapt its content, labels, and style.

Choose a template to start with a ready prompt.

Scientific Diagram Templates

Research, teaching, and publication-ready visual templates in one gallery.

Data Visualization Generators

Create statistical plots from uploaded datasets, then refine them with AI-ready prompts.

Editable Scientific Figures for SVG and PPTX

Generate editable scientific figures for journal submissions, theses, posters, and slides.

After generation, refine labels, layers, and layouts in PowerPoint, Illustrator, Figma, or Inkscape.

Open Editable Layer Editor

Make the whole figure editable, then export SVG/PPTX for final polishing.

Dense RNA extraction and qPCR workflow preview with SVG vector export controls.

SVG preview: editable paths, labels, and workflow nodes stay crisp for Illustrator, Figma, and Inkscape refinement.

Export Workflow Highlights

Prompt to Figure

Generate scientific illustrations from clear research prompts.

Sketch-Based Figure Drafts

Transform hand-drawn sketches into polished scientific visuals.

Iterative Image Edits

Use multi-round AI refinement for precise visual adjustments.

Editable SVG Output

Scale figures cleanly for journals, posters, and design software.

Editable Slide Export

Export PowerPoint files with text labels you can modify directly.

Edit Labels and Elements

Keep editing labels, colors, positions, and layout after export.

FASTER RESEARCH VISUALS, LOWER PRODUCTION COST

Why researchers build figures with SciFigure AI

Move from a rough idea to an editable scientific visual without rebuilding every layout by hand.

Draft figures in minutes

Start from a prompt, sketch, or dataset and get a structured first draft faster than manual slide-by-slide drawing.

Lower figure production costs

Use credits for the visuals you need instead of buying design software or outsourcing every revision.

Clearer visuals for papers and talks

Prepare readable scientific figures for manuscripts, theses, lectures, posters, and lab meetings.

Prompt-first creation flow

Describe the figure, review the draft, then ask for cleaner labels, colors, or layout adjustments.

Research-focused templates

Start from graphical abstracts, journal covers, workflows, mechanism diagrams, pathways, cell figures, and teaching visuals.

Flexible scientific styles

Choose schematic, flat, 3D, photorealistic, textbook, or clean vector-like visual directions.

Choose your plan

Start free, then create high-quality scientific images at a lower cost than many design tools.

Free

$0
10 trial credits
  • 10 trial credits on registration
  • 5 active daily login bonus credits
  • Research-ready figure templates
  • Multiple scientific visual styles
  • 30 days of saved generation history
  • Vector-style SVG conversion
  • Use in journal and commercial research work

Standard

$15/month
300 credits/month
  • 300 credits/month (~60 images)
  • Priority generation queue
  • Faster technical support response
  • Higher daily and concurrent generation limits
Popular

Premium

$30/month
800 credits/month
  • 800 credits/month (~160 images)
  • Priority generation queue
  • Faster technical support response
  • Higher daily and concurrent generation limits

Enterprise

$60/month
2,000 credits/month
  • 2,000 credits/month (~400 images)
  • Priority generation queue
  • Dedicated account help
  • Highest daily and concurrent generation limits

Included in every paid plan

  • Text, sketch, image-edit, and data workflows
  • GPT Image 2 quality for subscribed users
  • Research-ready figure templates
  • Multiple scientific visual styles
  • Priority generation queue
  • Use in journal and commercial research work

High-resolution and image-to-image generation may be subject to fair-use throughput limits.

RESEARCHER NOTES

How researchers use SciFigure AI in real work

Teams use prompts, sketches, and datasets to create cleaner figures for manuscripts, slides, and teaching.

Study Summary
SciFigure AI helped me turn an uneven pathway sketch into a structured graphical summary. I still edited the final labels, but the first layout was already close to submission quality.
Dr. Maya Lin
Postdoctoral scientist - molecular biology lab
Methods Visual
We use SciFigure AI when a manuscript needs a clean mechanism figure quickly. It gives the team a shared visual draft before we spend time on final polishing.
Prof. Aaron Miller
Materials science group lead
Thesis Diagrams
I started with rough signaling notes and got diagrams with compartments, arrows, and readable labels. That made thesis revision much less painful.
Nina Patel
PhD researcher - biomedical sciences
Proposal Figures
For grant drafts, I can describe the experimental logic and get a visual that is clear enough for collaborators to review and comment on.
Dr. Theo Park
Research scientist - translational biology
Research Charts
The chart tools help me move from CSV files to readable box plots, volcano plots, and heatmaps without rebuilding every manuscript figure manually.
Laura Weber
Research data analyst
Poster Layout
For conference posters, SciFigure AI helps me keep pathway diagrams and statistical figures visually consistent across the whole page.
Kevin Moore
Graduate researcher - neuroscience
Lecture Diagrams
I use it for lecture visuals and lab handouts when I need a clean diagram faster than I can redraw one from scratch.
Dr. Helen Brooks
Biology lecturer
Classroom Figures
When I describe a cycle, food web, or lab setup, I can get a clear starting visual and adapt it for worksheets or slides.
Jordan Lee
High school science educator

Before You Start

Scientific drawing questions, answered

Start your next scientific drawing

Turn a prompt, sketch, or research dataset into a clear figure for papers, theses, slides, posters, and teaching.

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