Elicit
AI SearchAI research assistant for academic papers and literature review
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
Basic (Free)
- Unlimited Find Papers (138M+)
- Unlimited paper summaries
- Unlimited Chat with Papers
- Basic data extraction
Plus
- Data extraction from 50 PDFs/mo
- Summaries for 8 papers
- Unlimited table exports
- High-accuracy columns
Pro
- Systematic reviews
- Data extraction from 200 PDFs/mo
- Report templates
- API access
- Unlimited high-accuracy columns
Team
Per seat, min 2 seats
- Everything in Pro
- 300 PDFs/mo per seat
- Collaborative workspace
- Centralized billing
API Pricing: Available on Pro plan ($49/mo)
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
Ease of Use
Value for Money
Output Quality
Good For
Compare Elicit With
Similar AI Search Tools
Perplexity
Perplexity AI
AI-powered answer engine with real-time sources
You.com
You.com
AI search engine with customizable modes
Brave Search
Brave Software
Independent privacy-focused search engine with Leo AI
Kagi
Kagi Inc.
Premium ad-free search engine with AI features