How is PICO Portal Individual different from Undermind?
ComparisonThe report is not a line-by-line include or exclude with a source passage and a named reviewer.
What does Undermind do that PICO Portal Individual does not?
The long search is the point. It keeps looking after a normal search box would stop.
Undermind runs a long AI search and returns a set of papers and a report. Open Undermind.
How do they compare on search, answer, and screen?
| PICO Portal Individual | Undermind | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | 14-day free trial. No department contract. | Paid plan. |
| Search | 470 million articles from OpenAlex, ORCID and PubMed. | Long AI search. |
| Answer | Plain language. Each claim links to a source you can open. | A report on the papers it found. |
| Screen | Named reviewer, time, rationale, and the source passage. | Not a decision record. |
Who should use which?
PICO Portal Individual — A decision you can open while the review is still in progress.
Undermind — A deep search when you can wait for the run.
Can I use PICO Portal Individual and Undermind in the same review?
Yes. Keep Undermind for Long AI search. Put the include or exclude in PICO Portal Individual. The record shows the named reviewer, the time, the rationale, and the source passage.
Do I name Undermind in the methods?
Yes, if you searched there. Also name PICO Portal Individual if the decision sits there. A reader must be able to open the same record.
Can a student start without a university license?
Yes. PICO Portal Individual starts with a 14-day free trial and does not need a department contract. Undermind: Paid plan.
What do I lose if I leave Undermind?
The long search is the point. It keeps looking after a normal search box would stop.
Does either tool write the review?
No. Undermind returns A report on the papers it found. PICO Portal Individual returns a cited answer. You write the sentence.
Where is the decision record?
On the PICO Portal Individual record: named reviewer, timestamp, rationale, source passage. Undermind: Not a decision record.
Can I upload a file from Undermind?
Yes, if it is a citation file. You then see that file in the same queue as the OpenAlex results.
Which tool do I open first?
Open Undermind if you already have a list. Open PICO Portal Individual if you have a question and no file.
Is the answer a substitute for the paper?
No. Open the citation. The passage is on the record so a second person can check the claim.
What can a supervisor check?
The question, the search, each include or exclude, and the passage. You see the queue, the conflicts, and the agreement while the stage is still open.