Tech riderRev. 29 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, Web
- 2CostsFree plan · free trial · paid from $83.33/mo
- 3Full-text accessYes
- 4Advanced searchYes
- 5Subject coveragemultidisciplinary
- 6Content typesjournal articles, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, preprints
- 7Theses and dissertationsYes
- 8Conference proceedingsYes
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: lens.org, about.lens.org, support.lens.org
Overview
The Lens is ranked #3 of 33 in academic research databases on Specifiction. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $83.33/mo.
The Lens plans and pricing
All plansAnonymous access Free Browse without an account · anonymous use remains free about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
Academic Workspace Free For academic users doing non-commercial research · requires an academic institutional email about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
API Trial Free Requires approval · non-commercial or limited academic use · API access valid for 14 days support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
Individual Professional Workspace $1,000/yr US$1000/year Single-seat · non-transferable · for professional or commercial use · no API or bulk data access by default support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
API Member | Custom Access Not published Contact The Lens for access Paid · for higher or continued API access, automated downloads, integration or commercial use support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
Compared on academic research databases
- Free plan
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- Full-text access
- Yeslens.org
- Advanced search
- Yeslens.org
- Subject coverage
- multidisciplinarylens.org
- Content types
- journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, preprintslens.org
- Theses and dissertations
- Yeslens.org
- Conference proceedings
- Yeslens.org
- Institutional access
- Yeslens.org
Facts
- Purpose
- The Lens connects scholarly and technological knowledge, including patents and scholarly works, to support discovery, analysis, decision-making and partnering.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Patent and research search
- Patent search includes Boolean, structured, biological and classification search, with filtering and sorting options.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Scholarly coverage
- The Lens says it serves more than 200 million scholarly records and links scholarly works with patent records through citations.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Biological sequences
- PatSeq tools let users search, analyze and share biological sequences disclosed in patents.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Analytics
- Users can visualize search results with dashboards and charts, then save and share dashboards.support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Saved work and alerts
- Registered accounts can save collections and queries, add personal notes, and receive notifications when new indexed results match saved queries or collections.support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Profiles and ORCID
- Lens Profiles combine author and inventor records with aggregated data, and let users link and synchronize their ORCID records.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- API and integrations
- Patent and scholarly APIs provide programmatic search and retrieval; the API guide lists cURL and Postman as client examples and requires approved access and a token.support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says registered users may opt out of search-history recording and web analytics, and guest use does not require providing an email address.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Account security
- The Lens supports two-factor authentication by authenticator app or email and recommends enabling it for accounts.support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Commercial eligibility
- Individual users using The Lens for commercial purposes must obtain commercial-use permissions through a subscription or their institution.support.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The Lens lists [email protected] and [email protected] as contact emails and provides a support request form.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Organization
- The Lens became a wholly owned subsidiary of SPIE in 2026, operating as The Lens Limited, a non-profit based in Australia.about.lens.org · 29 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2001lens.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- West End, Queensland, Australialens.org · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- about.lens.org/what/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- about.lens.org· checked 29 Sept 2026
- support.lens.org/knowledge-base/dashboards/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- support.lens.org/knowledge-base/register-account/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- about.lens.org/lens-profiles/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- support.lens.org/knowledge-base/lens-patent-and-scholar-· checked 29 Sept 2026
- about.lens.org/privacy/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- support.lens.org/knowledge-base/two-factor-authenticatio· checked 29 Sept 2026
- support.lens.org/knowledge-base/commercial-use-agreement· checked 29 Sept 2026
- about.lens.org/contact-us/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- about.lens.org/the-lens-relaunched-through-partnership· checked 29 Sept 2026
- lens.org· checked 28 Sept 2026