# SciFig — AI Scientific Figure Platform
> SciFig turns plain-language prompts, sketches, references, PDFs, and lab photos into publication-ready scientific figures. Every label and layout stays editable; export to layered SVG, editable PPTX, or 8K PNG/JPG.

## Locales
- Default locale: English on unprefixed URLs (e.g. `https://scifig.ai/`, `https://scifig.ai/blog`)
- Additional public locales: `zh`, `fr`, `es`, `it`, `de`, `ja`, `ko`
- Localized public hubs follow `/{locale}/...` patterns, for example:
  `https://scifig.ai/fr`
  `https://scifig.ai/fr/blog`
  `https://scifig.ai/fr/models`
  `https://scifig.ai/fr/inspiration`
  `https://scifig.ai/fr/app/text-to-figure`

## Home — SciFig Platform Entry
- [SciFig Home](https://scifig.ai/): AI scientific figure generator for researchers — turn text, sketches, references, PDFs, or photos into publication-ready figures with editable labels and layered SVG / PPTX / 8K PNG export

## Tools — AI Scientific Figure Generators
- [Text-to-Figure](https://scifig.ai/app/text-to-figure): Generate publication-ready scientific figures from a natural-language prompt
- [Sketch-to-Figure](https://scifig.ai/app/sketch-to-figure): Convert a hand-drawn sketch into a vectorized scientific illustration
- [Reference-to-Figure](https://scifig.ai/app/reference-to-figure): Redraw an uploaded reference figure in SciFig's publication style
- [PDF-to-Figure](https://scifig.ai/app/pdf-to-figure): Extract and regenerate any figure inside a PDF as an editable SVG
- [Photo-to-Figure](https://scifig.ai/app/photo-to-figure): Turn a lab photograph into a clean, labeled scientific schematic
- [Figure Enhancer](https://scifig.ai/app/figure-enhancer): Upscale, inpaint, recolor, or reword any label on an existing figure
- [Vector Canvas](https://scifig.ai/app/vector-canvas): Live vector editor for refining AI-generated figures as editable SVG

## Tutorials Page — Video Walkthroughs
- [Tutorials](https://scifig.ai/tutorials): Seven short walkthroughs of the SciFig AI scientific figure generator covering text-to-figure, figure enhancer, sketch-to-figure, reference-to-figure, PDF-to-figure, photo-to-figure, and vector canvas inputs

## Blog — Guides & Tutorials
- [Blog Home](https://scifig.ai/blog): Scientific Illustration Insights — tutorials, tool comparisons, and prompt frameworks for publication-ready figures
- [Cell Signaling Pathways Tutorial](https://scifig.ai/blog/cell-signaling-pathways-tutorial): Three AI-powered methods to create publication-ready cell signaling pathway diagrams in minutes (text-to-figure, sketch-to-figure, SVG vectorizer workflows)
- [Best Scientific Illustration Tools 2026](https://scifig.ai/blog/best-scientific-illustration-tools-2026): Comprehensive 2026 comparison of BioRender, SciFig, MindTheGraph, SciDraw, BioDraws, Adobe Illustrator, and Inkscape — AI-native vs. traditional scientific illustration tools
- [Nature-Level Figures on a Budget](https://scifig.ai/blog/nature-level-figures-on-budget): Two-phase workflow (AI generation + free Inkscape refinement) to produce Nature-quality scientific figures without BioRender or Adobe subscriptions
- [AI Figures: 2026 Journal Policies](https://scifig.ai/blog/ai-figures-journal-policies-2026): 2026 policy guide on whether AI-generated figures are allowed at Nature, Science, Cell, and other major journals — disclosure templates and citation formats included
- [Visualize Research Instantly](https://scifig.ai/blog/visualize-research-instantly): How AI text-to-figure technology converts natural-language descriptions into publication-ready scientific illustrations across biology, chemistry, physics, and neuroscience
- [Mastering Scientific AI Prompts](https://scifig.ai/blog/mastering-scientific-ai-prompts): The S.S.V.D. prompt framework plus 10 ready-to-use prompt templates for generating accurate scientific illustrations — pathways, mechanisms, structures, and workflows
- [Graphical Abstracts for More Citations](https://scifig.ai/blog/graphical-abstracts-more-citations): Design principles, common mistakes, and AI-assisted workflow for graphical abstracts — backed by research showing higher views and citation rates
- [5 Common Figure Mistakes](https://scifig.ai/blog/5-common-figure-mistakes): Five figure mistakes that cause journal rejection (low resolution, colorblind-hostile palettes, inconsistent typography, etc.) and how AI tools fix them
- [Sketch to Science](https://scifig.ai/blog/sketch-to-science): How AI image-to-figure technology bridges hand-drawn sketches and publication-ready illustrations — preserving the researcher's spatial logic while producing vector output
- [GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro: 10 Disciplines Tested](https://scifig.ai/blog/gpt-image-2-vs-nano-banana-pro-disciplines-tested): Head-to-head benchmark of OpenAI's GPT Image 2 and Google's Nano Banana Pro across 24 scientific figures in 10 disciplines (chemistry, physics, biomedical, CS, math, astronomy, ecology, neuroscience, earth science, engineering) with full scoring matrix and copyable prompts
- [GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana Pro: Which AI Wins for Scientific Figures](https://scifig.ai/blog/gpt-image-2-vs-nano-banana-pro-which-wins): Decision framework for choosing between OpenAI GPT Image 2 and Google Nano Banana Pro for scientific illustration — chemistry rigor, abstract topology, slide aesthetics, journal vs presentation use cases
- [EHA 2026 Poster Guidelines and Template Guide](https://scifig.ai/blog/eha-2026-poster-guidelines-and-template): Complete guide for EHA 2026 accepted authors — format rules, four acceptance tiers (Oral/Poster Tour/Poster View/Publication only), 7-week preparation window, and the five essential figures every hematology poster needs
- [CAR-T Mechanism Illustration for EHA 2026 Posters](https://scifig.ai/blog/car-t-mechanism-illustration-eha-2026): How to draw publication-ready CAR-T mechanism figures for EHA 2026 — 5 visual components, 4 CAR generations, BiTE bispecific family, CRS/ICANS pathophysiology, plus copy-paste SciFig prompts
- [Hematopoiesis Diagrams for EHA 2026 Researchers](https://scifig.ai/blog/hematopoiesis-diagrams-eha-2026): How to draw the classical hematopoiesis tree (HSC to 11 lineages), bone marrow niche, JAK/STAT signaling, AML differentiation block, MPN JAK2 V617F, and clonal hematopoiesis evolution for EHA 2026 posters
- [How to Design a Winning Poster for EHA 2026](https://scifig.ai/blog/how-to-design-winning-eha-2026-poster): Design principles for winning EHA 2026 posters — 3-second test, visual hierarchy, single hero figure, 5 bad-vs-winning side-by-side examples, design system rules, and the 1-hour AI workflow to upgrade any draft figure
- [AAIC 2026 Poster Guidelines and Beyond the Data](https://scifig.ai/blog/aaic-2026-poster-guidelines-and-beyond-the-data): Complete guide for AAIC 2026 accepted authors — six presentation tiers (Podium/FRS/Perspectives/Clinical Toolbox/Poster/Beyond the Data), 8-week preparation window, the unique Beyond the Data visual art track at ExCeL London, and the five essential figures every dementia research poster needs
- [Amyloid-Tau Mechanism Diagrams for AAIC 2026](https://scifig.ai/blog/amyloid-tau-mechanism-illustration-aaic-2026): How to draw publication-ready amyloid-tau mechanism figures for AAIC 2026 — 4-stage Aβ aggregation cascade, APP α/β/γ-secretase processing, tau hyperphosphorylation and NFT formation, lecanemab vs donanemab MOA, anti-tau ASOs, plus 22 PubMed/NIH/FDA citations and copy-paste SciFig prompts
- [TREM2 Microglia Diagrams for AAIC 2026](https://scifig.ai/blog/trem2-microglia-neuroinflammation-aaic-2026): How to draw TREM2 microglia and neuroinflammation diagrams for AAIC 2026 — homeostatic to DAM (disease-associated microglia) continuum, TREM2-DAP12-SYK signaling cascade, R47H loss-of-function risk variant, microglia-plaque halo formation, NLRP3 cytokine cascade with complement C1q/C3 synapse pruning, plus 21 cited sources
- [How to Design a Winning Poster for AAIC 2026](https://scifig.ai/blog/how-to-design-winning-aaic-2026-poster): Design principles for winning AAIC 2026 posters at ExCeL London — 3-second test, visual hierarchy for dementia research, single hero figure (amyloid cascade or hippocampal atrophy), 5 bad-vs-winning side-by-side examples, ISTAART Fellow Award standards, and the Beyond the Data art track crossover
- [SciFig vs BioRender: Which AI Wins for Scientific Figures in 2026?](https://scifig.ai/blog/scifig-vs-biorender-comparison-2026): Head-to-head comparison of SciFig AI-native generation vs BioRender drag-and-drop templates — pricing, speed, scientific accuracy, output formats, and decision framework for when to choose each platform
- [How to Create Animal Cell Diagrams with AI (Labeled Parts)](https://scifig.ai/blog/how-to-create-animal-cell-diagrams-with-ai): Step-by-step guide to generating publication-ready animal cell diagrams with AI — nucleus, mitochondria, ER, Golgi, lysosomes, cytoskeleton — with copy-paste prompts and label-correction workflow
- [How to Include Figures in a Research Paper (Step Guide)](https://scifig.ai/blog/how-to-include-figures-in-a-research-paper): Complete guide to integrating figures into research papers — figure numbering, captions, in-text references, journal-specific requirements (Nature, Science, Cell), and common reviewer rejection reasons
- [AI Medical Illustration: Sketch to Publication Figures](https://scifig.ai/blog/ai-medical-illustration-research-figures): Workflow for converting hand-drawn medical sketches into publication-quality figures with AI — anatomical accuracy, journal compliance, and the sketch-to-figure pipeline for clinical and translational researchers
- [Free Scientific Icon Libraries 2026: A Researcher's Guide](https://scifig.ai/blog/free-scientific-icon-libraries-2026): Curated guide to free scientific icon libraries (BioIcons, SMART Servier Medical Art, NIH BIOART) with license analysis, format coverage, and when to combine free icons with AI-generated figures
- [18 Scientific Poster Examples to Learn From in 2026](https://scifig.ai/blog/scientific-poster-examples): 18 scientific poster examples across biology, chemistry, medicine, and engineering — the five shared traits of posters that work, the four formats (portrait/landscape/trifold/digital ePoster), award-winning patterns, and a four-step workflow to build your own hero figure
- [Best Color Palettes for Scientific Figures (2026)](https://scifig.ai/blog/color-palettes-scientific-figures): Publication-grade and colorblind-safe color palettes (Okabe-Ito, Wong, Nature/Cell/IEEE styles) with HEX values, sequential vs diverging vs categorical guidance, and use-case rules for plots, heatmaps, posters, and pathways
- [7 Best BioRender Alternatives in 2026 (Free & Paid)](https://scifig.ai/blog/biorender-alternatives): Seven BioRender alternatives compared — SciFig, Mind the Graph, bioicons, chemix, Inkscape, paper-banana, ai.plottie — across approach, free tier, AI generation, and SVG export, plus the free BioRender paths and a migration workflow
- [10 Best AI Image Generators for Science (2026)](https://scifig.ai/blog/best-ai-image-generators-for-science): Ten AI image generators ranked for research figures — why general models get science wrong, science-specific vs general tools, best generator by discipline, AI medical image caution, and publication-compliance rules
- [AI Scientific Figure Maker: How to Pick One (2026)](https://scifig.ai/blog/ai-scientific-figure-maker-guide): A decision guide to choosing an AI scientific figure maker — three questions that narrow the field, a focused tool comparison, journal acceptance, prompting for accuracy, and the sketch-to-figure path

## Blog Categories
- [Tutorials](https://scifig.ai/blog/category/tutorials): Step-by-step guides for creating specific scientific figure types with AI
- [Tools Comparison](https://scifig.ai/blog/category/tools-comparison): Head-to-head reviews of scientific illustration tools — AI-native vs. traditional
- [Guides](https://scifig.ai/blog/category/guides): Long-form guides for researchers — workflow, budget, and quality optimization
- [Research Tips](https://scifig.ai/blog/category/research-tips): Figure-craft tips for publication — journal policies, common pitfalls, best practices
- [Workflows](https://scifig.ai/blog/category/workflows): End-to-end workflows from concept to submission-ready scientific figure

## Product & Inspiration
- [Scientific Figure Models](https://scifig.ai/models): Models overview page comparing GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro, and Nano Banana 2 for scientific figure generation, editing, label clarity, speed, and visual finish
- [Pricing](https://scifig.ai/pricing): Subscription plans (Free / Starter / Plus / Pro) and permanent credit packs for AI scientific figure generation
- [GPT Image 2 for Scientific Figures](https://scifig.ai/models/gpt-image-2): Model spotlight for SciFig's recommended default for journal submission and notation-heavy figures — strongest on chemistry mechanisms, abstract math/topology, dense labels, and long-prompt fidelity across Text-to-Figure, Sketch-to-Figure, Reference-to-Figure, Photo-to-Figure, Figure Enhancer, and PDF-assisted modes
- [Nano Banana Pro for Scientific Figures](https://scifig.ai/models/nano-banana-pro): Model spotlight for SciFig's editorial-style specialist — strongest on readability and aesthetic polish, best for slide decks, conference posters, and BioRender-style simplified mechanism figures across all SciFig modes
- [Nano Banana 2 for Scientific Figures](https://scifig.ai/models/nano-banana-2): Model spotlight for the balanced daily-driver in SciFig's lineup — practical speed-quality balance for high-volume routine figure work, internal drafts, repeated redraws, lab-meeting visuals, and recurring pathway figures
- [Inspiration Gallery](https://scifig.ai/inspiration): Hundreds of AI-generated scientific figures with copyable prompts for reuse

## Credit Reward Programs
- [Scholars Program](https://scifig.ai/scholars): Free SciFig credits for researchers and creators who share genuine SciFig experiences — three tracks (Citation for academic publications, Institutional for university domain reviews, Community for blogs and social posts)
- [Scholars Program Rules](https://scifig.ai/scholars/rules): Full rules for the SciFig Scholars Program covering eligibility, reward tiers, lifetime caps, fair play policy, and Disclosure recommendations across eight languages
- [Invitation Program](https://scifig.ai/invitation): Refer peers to SciFig and earn credits for both you and your invitee when they join — credits stack with signup bonus and daily login
- [Invitation Rules](https://scifig.ai/invitation/rules): Detailed rules for the SciFig invitation reward system covering eligibility, reward amounts, lifetime caps, fair play, and anti-abuse safeguards
- [Daily Login Reward](https://scifig.ai/daily-login): Free SciFig credits delivered automatically every day — 50 for Free plan, 100 for paid plan, no clicks required, no claims, no missed days

## Legal & Support
- [Contact](https://scifig.ai/contact): Contact the SciFig team — product support, lab and journal pricing, partnerships
- [Privacy Policy](https://scifig.ai/privacy): How SciFig collects, uses, and protects research data (GDPR-ready, never trains on your data)
- [Terms of Service](https://scifig.ai/terms): Rights and responsibilities for using the SciFig AI scientific illustration platform
- [Cookie Policy](https://scifig.ai/cookies): How SciFig uses cookies for authentication, preferences, and product usage measurement