Elicit

Search and research Freemium Checked: October 2026

AI research assistant for scientific papers: search, data tables and literature reviews.

What it is

Elicit is a research assistant for scientific papers. Its Research Agent searches papers, clinical trials and patents and backs its conclusions with sources. It has tables of extracted data and a workflow for systematic reviews. Plans: Basic (free), Pro ($49 a month), Scale ($169) and Enterprise; since June 2026, usage limits are counted as one shared monthly pool. It's useful when you need to check a claim against the evidence, in education, health or product work.

Science
Papers
Literature reviews

Who it is for

Professions we suggest this tool for:

College instructor
Primary care physician
Radiologist

Price

Freemium

Plans change; current prices are on the official page: elicit.com

Alternatives

Consensus · Search scientific papers: get answers with links to the studies, plus Deep Search reviews.
Perplexity · AI search with sources: answers with links, Deep Research and the Comet browser.
Gemini Notebook · Formerly NotebookLM: upload documents, links and videos and get cited answers based on them.

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Checked: October 2026 · source