PaperBananaAutomatingAcademicIllustration
“Come on—it's obviously AI-generated.” Stop wasting hours on figures. PaperBanana's 5 AI agents collaborate to transform your research into publication-ready diagrams in under 30 seconds. Trusted by researchers at top universities and leading AI conferences.
Try the PaperBanana Interface
Upload your LaTeX, PDF, or sketch and let PaperBanana's 5 AI agents create publication-ready illustrations for your research paper.
PaperBanana reduced our figure creation time from 4 hours to 15 minutes per paper. The quality of the illustrations matches what we'd expect from a professional illustrator. It's become essential for our NeurIPS submissions.
See What It Creates
Explore publication-ready academic illustrations generated in seconds. From methodology diagrams to statistical charts, our AI creates figures that meet NeurIPS and ICML standards.
How PaperBanana Transforms Your Sketches
Upload your hand-drawn diagrams and watch PaperBanana transform them into publication-quality illustrations. Perfect for researchers who need professional figures fast. Learn how our 5 AI agents work.
PaperBanana Performance Results
Validated on PaperBananaBench: 292 test cases from NeurIPS 2025 accepted papers. View the full benchmark report.
How PaperBanana Works: 5-Agent Pipeline
PaperBanana orchestrates 5 AI agents to create publication-ready illustrations. Read the technical documentation.
Searches for relevant visual references
Structures the illustration layout
Applies consistent visual styling
Generates the final illustration
Validates quality & iterates
Generate figures in 3 steps
Create your first academic illustration in under a minute. Start free today.
Upload your paper
Paste your methodology section, LaTeX document, or research description. PaperBanana understands academic context automatically.
AI agents draft & design
Five specialized agents collaborate to retrieve references, plan structure, and visual style—then generate your illustration.
Download & Publish
Get publication-ready illustrations in PNG, SVG, and PDF formats. Export directly to your LaTeX document for NeurIPS, ICML, or CVPR.
PaperBanana Plans for Every Researcher
Start free, upgrade when you need more illustrations for your research papers.
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PaperBanana: Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about PaperBanana? Find answers below or contact our support team.
What input formats are supported?
You can upload LaTeX documents, PDF papers, plain text descriptions, and even rough hand-drawn sketches. The Retriever agent understands your research context automatically, making it easy to generate figures for any academic paper.
Can I customize the visual style?
Yes. The Stylist agent can match specific journal and conference styles like NeurIPS, ICML, and CVPR. You can also use your institution's brand colors or create custom themes that maintain consistency across all your figures.
What output formats do I get?
Exports include PNG, SVG, PDF, and editable vector formats. Outputs are publication-ready at 300+ DPI with proper typography and color profiles for both print and digital academic publications.
How do you ensure quality?
The Critic agent evaluates each illustration against academic standards—clarity, label positioning, color accessibility, and visual hierarchy—and triggers re-generation until quality thresholds are met.
Is this suitable for NeurIPS and ICML papers?
Yes. PaperBanana is trusted by researchers at Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, and CMU. Our benchmark shows 94.2% accuracy on 292 test cases from NeurIPS 2025 accepted papers.
Learn More About PaperBanana
Explore the research paper, benchmark, and docs for AI-powered illustration generation.
Research Paper
Read the PaperBanana paper with methodology details, experimental results, and comparisons with other AI illustration tools.
Read on arXiv →PaperBananaBench
Explore PaperBananaBench: our benchmark dataset with 292 test cases from NeurIPS 2025 accepted papers for academic illustration evaluation.
View Benchmark →Documentation
Complete API reference, LaTeX integration guides, and best practices for researchers.
Read Docs →Start Using PaperBanana Today
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