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BenchSci

BenchSci is an AI-powered biopharma R&D platform offering EMET, an integrated biology workbench for autonomous preclinical drug discovery. The platform provides access to 85M+ reagent and model system records (including 16M antibodies, 22M RNAi entries, and 18M CRISPR records), 38M+ scientific publications curated by PhD scientists, and an 858M-node knowledge graph. BenchSci enables scientists to search scientific reagents, experimental data, and literature through REST APIs and agentic workflows, accelerating target identification, experiment design, and lead optimization for biopharma research.

BenchSci publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Biopharma, Drug Discovery, AI, Reagents, and Antibodies.

BenchSci’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 10 more developer resources.

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28.2/100 thin ▼ -5.5 Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumApproval
1 APIs
BiopharmaDrug DiscoveryAIReagentsAntibodiesScientific ResearchLife SciencesPreclinical Research

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 28.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 8.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

BenchSci API

REST API for searching scientific reagents, experimental data, literature, antibodies, and accelerating preclinical drug discovery workflows. Provides programmatic access to Ben...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Benchsci Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Benchsci Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Benchsci Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Benchsci Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Benchsci Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Benchsci Trust Center

SOC 2, GDPR

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: benchsci
name: BenchSci
description: BenchSci is an AI-powered biopharma R&D platform offering EMET, an integrated biology workbench for autonomous
  preclinical drug discovery. The platform provides access to 85M+ reagent and model system records (including 16M antibodies,
  22M RNAi entries, and 18M CRISPR records), 38M+ scientific publications curated by PhD scientists, and an 858M-node knowledge
  graph. BenchSci enables scientists to search scientific reagents, experimental data, and literature through REST APIs and
  agentic workflows, accelerating target identification, experiment design, and lead optimization for biopharma research.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: approval
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Requires approval
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/benchsci.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchsci/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Biopharma
- Drug Discovery
- AI
- Reagents
- Antibodies
- Scientific Research
- Life Sciences
- Preclinical Research
apis:
- aid: benchsci:benchsci-api
  name: BenchSci API
  description: REST API for searching scientific reagents, experimental data, literature, antibodies, and accelerating preclinical
    drug discovery workflows. Provides programmatic access to BenchSci's curated database of 85M+ reagent and model system
    records across antibodies, RNAi, CRISPR, cell lines, and animal models, all enriched with experimental context from millions
    of peer-reviewed publications.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.benchsci.com
  baseURL: https://api.benchsci.com
  tags:
  - Reagents
  - Antibodies
  - Scientific Search
  - Drug Discovery
  - Biopharma
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://knowledge.benchsci.com/home
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.benchsci.com/openapi.json
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/benchsci-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/benchsci-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/benchsci-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.benchsci.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://knowledge.benchsci.com/home
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/benchsci
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchsci
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.benchsci.com/news
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.benchsci.com/contact
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/benchsci
- type: Plans
  url: plans/benchsci-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/benchsci-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/benchsci-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com