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Elicit — Review & Pricing (2026)
AI SearchAI research assistant for academic papers and literature review
4.3
by Elicit, inc.Starting Price
Free
Free Tier
Yes
API
Available
Platforms
web, api
Overview
Elicit is an AI-powered research assistant that searches 138M+ academic papers, automates literature reviews, extracts data, and synthesizes findings. Used by 2M+ researchers, it provides grounded answers with citations from peer-reviewed sources. Upload your own PDFs or search the full corpus of scientific literature.
Pricing Plans
Popular
Basic (Free)
Free
- Unlimited Find Papers (138M+)
- Unlimited paper summaries
- Unlimited Chat with Papers
- Basic data extraction
Plus
$12/mo
$10/mo billed yearly
- Data extraction from 50 PDFs/mo
- Summaries for 8 papers
- Unlimited table exports
- High-accuracy columns
Pro
$49/mo
$42/mo billed yearly
- Systematic reviews
- Data extraction from 200 PDFs/mo
- Report templates
- API access
- Unlimited high-accuracy columns
Team
$79/mo
$65/mo billed yearly
Per seat, min 2 seats
- Everything in Pro
- 300 PDFs/mo per seat
- Collaborative workspace
- Centralized billing
API Pricing: Free: 5K credits; Plus: $12/mo; Pro: $49/mo; API: usage-based (contact sales)
Pros & Cons
Pros
- 138M+ academic papers indexed
- Automated systematic reviews
- Grounded answers with source citations
- Excellent data extraction from PDFs
Cons
- Plus needed for data extraction (free = search only)
- Focused on academic papers only
- Not useful for general web search
- Pro plan is pricey for students ($49/mo)
Detailed Ratings
Overall
4.3
Ease of Use
4.4
Value for Money
4.2
Output Quality
4.5