Teal made Scite look dated. Then Scite did something it can't.

I paid for Scite and Teal at the same time, which is the only honest way to compare. Free tiers lie.

Scite earned its subscription by being the thing I reach for when I need research. It tells you if a study is backed up or quietly disputed.

Teal earned its keep on resume. It matches your resume to the exact job you're applying for, and on that work Scite would've been the wrong call.

The overlap is smaller than the comparison pages suggest. Where they touch, Scite is quicker to something usable and Teal is stronger on the resume half that I actually care about.

Verdict: keep Scite as the research default and pull in Teal only for the resume work it clearly owns. Two subscriptions only make sense if you do both jobs every week. The honest answer depends on what 'better' means for your work, so I've said who each one fits instead of picking a winner.