This tutorial explains how to use Kimi to summarize, extract, and analyze long PDFs and research papers, so you can find the information you need quickly and with confidence.

Step 1: Upload your document to Kimi

Open Kimi and upload your PDF or other file. Kimi supports multiple formats including PDF, Word, Excel, images, and text. For very large files, give it a moment to process the full document.

Step 2: Ask for a clear summary first

Start with a high-level request: ‘Summarize this paper in five bullet points including the problem, method, and findings.’ This gives you a map of the document before you dive into details.

Step 3: Ask targeted extraction questions

Move from summary to specifics. Ask questions like ‘What methodology was used in section 3?’ or ‘List all the limitations mentioned by the authors.’ Kimi can pull precise answers with references, saving you from reading the whole thing.

Step 4: Use citations to verify claims

Because Kimi grounds answers in your uploaded sources, ask it to quote the relevant passages. ‘Where exactly does it say that? Quote the sentence.’ This lets you verify that the answer is faithful to the original text.

Step 5: Compare and synthesize multiple sources

Upload several papers on the same topic and ask Kimi to compare their findings, methods, or conclusions. This is ideal for literature reviews where you need to identify agreements and disagreements across sources.

Step 6: Export your notes

Turn your questions and Kimi’s answers into organized notes. Use the outputs to build an outline, an annotated bibliography, or a report, then review the key points against the originals before finalizing.

Kimi’s large context window makes long-document analysis fast and reliable. By summarizing first, then asking targeted questions with citations, you can extract exactly what you need from dense PDFs and research papers in minutes.