01Method diagrams
Convert dense method sections into explicit stages, inputs, outputs, and relationships.
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Paper Banana AI Academic Illustration Generator
Turn raw paper text, data, or a rough sketch into a publication-ready academic illustration—planned, styled, rendered, and critiqued in one workflow.
Paper Banana GENERATOR
Create your research figure
What it is
Build Academic Illustrations with a Five-Agent Workflow
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02Statistical plots
Turn supplied values into presentation-ready plots while protecting numerical fidelity.
03Figure polishing
Refine the hierarchy, palette, spacing, and typography of a rough figure.
Research examples
Paper Banana Examples Across Research Fields
Explore methodology, system, and graphical-abstract directions, then reuse the closest visual structure for your own work.
Inside the workflow
Five agents, one reviewed figure
Separate content planning, visual structure, rendering, and scientific review so each iteration has a clear purpose.
Retriever
Finds visual references that match the research domain.
Planner
Turns the scientific context into a concise hierarchy.
Stylist
Adapts color, typography, and density to academic norms.
Visualizer
Renders the planned diagram or scientific composition.
Critic
Reviews faithfulness, readability, and visual economy.
Use cases
Create Scientific Figures for Every Research Stage
Move from an early visual hypothesis to a polished methods figure, explanatory architecture, graphical abstract, or reviewed revision.
PaperBananaBench
Evidence Behind the Framework
The original project curated methodology diagrams from NeurIPS 2025 and evaluated generated results across four publication-relevant dimensions.
- 584
- curated samples
- 292
- held-out test cases
- NeurIPS 2025
- source publications
- 4
- evaluation dimensions
Workflow
How to Use Paper Banana in 3 Steps
Retriever finds domain references
Keep terminology, relationships, labels, and visual constraints explicit, then review the result against the source research.
Planner and Stylist shape the hierarchy
Keep terminology, relationships, labels, and visual constraints explicit, then review the result against the source research.
Visualizer renders and Critic reviews
Keep terminology, relationships, labels, and visual constraints explicit, then review the result against the source research.
Pricing
Choose your plan
Plans for paper figures, graphical abstracts, lab workflows, and higher-volume scientific visuals.
Your first 3 figures are free, no card. Buy more only when you need it.
Free
Try every tool before you pay.
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6 free credits
Added on your first Google sign-in · ≈3 figures
- Text, sketch, reference image, document and poster tools
- Image models with their credit cost shown before generation
- Editable SVG and PPTX export
- Publication use statement PDF
Plus
For researchers publishing regularly
$29/ month
Billed monthly, renews automatically.
450 credits / month
≈225 figures · Resets each billing cycle
Every paid plan includes
- Text, sketch, reference image, document and poster tools
- Image models with their credit cost shown before generation
- Editable SVG and PPTX export
- Publication use statement PDF
- Failed generations refund their credits automatically
Pro
For labs producing figures every week
$49/ month
Billed monthly, renews automatically.
900 credits / month
≈450 figures · Resets each billing cycle
Every paid plan includes
- Text, sketch, reference image, document and poster tools
- Image models with their credit cost shown before generation
- Editable SVG and PPTX export
- Publication use statement PDF
- Failed generations refund their credits automatically
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FAQ
Paper Banana FAQ
Answers about generation, editing, credits, export, and responsible academic use.
What is Paper Banana?
Use a focused research brief, verify every scientific label and claim, and continue refining the generated draft in FigEditor Studio before publication.
Can I polish an existing academic figure?
Use a focused research brief, verify every scientific label and claim, and continue refining the generated draft in FigEditor Studio before publication.
Are results suitable for journal submission?
Use a focused research brief, verify every scientific label and claim, and continue refining the generated draft in FigEditor Studio before publication.
How are credits charged?
Use a focused research brief, verify every scientific label and claim, and continue refining the generated draft in FigEditor Studio before publication.