Multilo vs. Thesis AI: One Workspace or a Chat Window
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at a glance
Multilo vs. Thesis AI—
What sets Multilo apart
| What you want to know | Multilo | Thesis AI |
|---|---|---|
Core workflow | One workspace: research, write, edit, and verify together. | Give a prompt in AI chat and get the generated document |
Document length | Set any target length depending on your research project without limitations. | Limited to 80 pages per generation. |
Editing your own draft | It opens and edits your real Word document without breaking the format, and every agent works on the same file. | No direct editing option. Produces a new document each time you give prompts. |
Source discovery Can I research without leaving? | It searches your entire library, along with thousands of web sources, and automatically fills gaps. | Limited to the files you import—maximum 500 files. |
Where it runs | A local-first desktop app, which runs on your own computer and doesn't save files on our server. | Cloud-based app |
Citation checking | It verifies every citation against original sources and gives you a side-by-side comparison with highlighted text. | It verifies sentence-level citations limited to what you upload in that file. |
Built-in editing tools | It has built-in editing tools like "summarize," "paraphrase," "expand," "simplify," or "concise" that you can apply directly to your work. | It doesn't have editing tools; changing means giving a prompt every time. |
Citation styles | Supports a wide range of citation styles (30+) that you can integrate with just one click into your entire bibliography list. | Offers 8 styles (Harvard, Chicago, Oxford, APA, IEEE, etc.) |
Free to use | No subscription is required to start. It is free to download with free monthly credits and several tools that run at no cost. | No free plan—basic and pr both require paid subscriptions. |
Core workflow
Multilo
One workspace: research, write, edit, and verify together.
Thesis AI
Give a prompt in AI chat and get the generated document
Document length
Multilo
Set any target length depending on your research project without limitations.
Thesis AI
Limited to 80 pages per generation.
Editing your own draft
Multilo
It opens and edits your real Word document without breaking the format, and every agent works on the same file.
Thesis AI
No direct editing option. Produces a new document each time you give prompts.
Source discovery
Can I research without leaving?
Multilo
It searches your entire library, along with thousands of web sources, and automatically fills gaps.
Thesis AI
Limited to the files you import—maximum 500 files.
Where it runs
Multilo
A local-first desktop app, which runs on your own computer and doesn't save files on our server.
Thesis AI
Cloud-based app
Citation checking
Multilo
It verifies every citation against original sources and gives you a side-by-side comparison with highlighted text.
Thesis AI
It verifies sentence-level citations limited to what you upload in that file.
Built-in editing tools
Multilo
It has built-in editing tools like "summarize," "paraphrase," "expand," "simplify," or "concise" that you can apply directly to your work.
Thesis AI
It doesn't have editing tools; changing means giving a prompt every time.
Citation styles
Multilo
Supports a wide range of citation styles (30+) that you can integrate with just one click into your entire bibliography list.
Thesis AI
Offers 8 styles (Harvard, Chicago, Oxford, APA, IEEE, etc.)
Free to use
Multilo
No subscription is required to start.
It is free to download with free monthly credits and several tools that run at no cost.
Thesis AI
No free plan—basic and pr both require paid subscriptions.
Designed around your research, not a prompt
Free to start
Free to download, with free monthly credits — no subscription needed to begin writing.
No length ceiling
Set your own target—a chapter or a full 200-page dissertation, without splitting it into chunks.
Searches beyond your uploads
Pulls from your library and the open literature for any paragraph — not a bounded import list.
Edits your real document
Works inside the Word file you already have, instead of generating a new one each time.
A workspace, not a chat window
Research, draft, edit, cite, ask, and verify at one working space instead of switching between tabs for each one separately. Keep your workflow consistent throughout the project—all your chat history, files, library, layout, and citations are kept specific to one project. Work on multiple projects simultaneously and switch between them with just one click and pick up exactly where you left off.
This is a chat window in which you give prompts describing every detail you want, and it generates a file. For any editing or changes, either you do it yourself after pasting it into your document or give it the prompt again for the desired changes. It falls short for lengthy dissertations due to page limits.
From blank page to full draft, in one run
Scans your library and the open web
Plans the document's structure
Researches each section from multiple angles
Drafts with inline citations already in place.
Ready to write with Multilo?
Download the desktop app and open your first project — free to start.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about writing with Multilo.
Is Multilo better than Thesis AI?
Yes, Multilo is the best thesis AI alternative, as it doesn't have limitations; it provides a complete workspace with every writing or editing tool that you can use while writing your research project. Moreover, the chat window works side by side, where you can ask for explanations and summaries and clear your confusion in the same window as your written document.
While Thesis AI doesn't work like that. Give prompts to the AI, and it develops your project. It works like an AI chat window that can write research projects up to 80 pages from the data taken from the files you upload, unlike Multilo, which searches both your library and web sources and verifies every citation.
How does Multilo's citation accuracy compare to Thesis AI's?
Thesis AI generates citations from the imported sources and sometimes gives missing authors and publication dates in some references where the provided source doesn't specify them. Plus, the LaTeX/BibTeX syntax errors leave references as bare numbers, which you have to correct manually in a separate document.
Whereas Multilo’s claim check verifies every citation against real sources, gives a complete referencing list with every detail, and you can verify the citation directly by comparing the text and citation from the real source that opens beside your document.
Does Thesis AI edit my existing thesis document?
Thesis AI generates a new document every time you give a prompt. If you want to edit something in your document, give a prompt, and it will develop a new document with those changes. This means other parts of the document may also be altered unintentionally, requiring you to review the entire document again to identify what has changed.
Whereas Multilo opens and edits your actual Word file directly, in place, without breaking its formatting. It runs agents specifically on the text you choose and ask for approval every time it changes anything.
Is there a page limit with Multilo?
No, Multilo doesn't have a page limit; you can choose or enter a number of pages or words you want to write, along with the project type, whether it is a thesis, dissertation, research proposal, or simple essay. Multilo generates a complete draft depending on the instructions you provide.
Which tool is more private?
Multilo runs locally on your device. Your uploaded papers and draft stay on your device, and nothing is used to train AI models. On the other hand, Thesis AI is a cloud-based web app.