Elicit
by Elicit
AI research assistant for searching and summarizing scientific papers
PricingFreemium
Starts at$49 per user/month (Pro, $588 billed annually)
Free tierYes
Platformsweb
Models used—
Best for
Researchers running systematic or literature reviews who need to search, screen and extract data from papers.
Overview
Elicit is an AI research assistant that searches, summarizes and extracts data from academic papers. The free Basic plan covers search and summaries, while Pro and Scale add more Research Agent and report usage.
Strengths and limits
- Unlimited paper search and summaries on the free plan
- Research Agent and Research Reports for structured reviews
- Zotero import
- Paid plans are expensive for individuals
- Monthly (non-annual) price is unclear on the pricing page
What the free plan includes
Unlimited search across 138M+ papers, unlimited summaries and chat with papers, limited Research Agent and Research Reports, Zotero import.