Elicit

AI research assistant that finds papers, summarises them and extracts data for reviews.

Verified facts: 5 of 5
Alternatives ranked: 2
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About Elicit

Elicit is an AI research assistant aimed at literature reviews. You ask a research question and it searches a large index of academic papers, ranks the relevant ones, summarises their findings and lets you chat with the full text. Results land in a table where you can add columns that the AI fills in for each paper, such as sample size, method or outcome, which speeds up screening and data extraction. Higher tiers add research reports, a guided systematic review workflow that screens thousands of papers, custom extractions from uploaded PDFs, clinical trial search, exports to reference formats, and team collaboration. There is a free Basic plan with unlimited search and summaries but limited reports; paid plans are per user with annual discounts, and Enterprise adds SSO and custom data sources. It runs in the browser. Elicit suits researchers, students and pharma or medtech teams doing evidence reviews.

Best for: Researchers and evidence-review teams who want AI help screening and extracting data from papers.

What works

Table view with AI-filled columns speeds up data extraction
Guided systematic review workflow on higher tiers
Free plan includes unlimited search and summaries
Imports from Zotero and exports to RIS, BIB and more

Why people leave

Reports and systematic reviews are rationed by plan
AI-extracted values still need checking against the papers
Higher tiers are expensive per user

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Elicit: common questions

Is Elicit free?

Elicit has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes (Basic) (checked on Elicit's own site).

Is Elicit open source?

No, Elicit is not open source.

What platforms does Elicit run on?

Elicit is available for Web.

What are the best alternatives to Elicit?

The highest-ranked Elicit alternatives right now are Perplexity and Consensus. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Elicit facts

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Free plan: Yes (Basic); Checked Nov 1, 2026elicit.com(opens source in a new tab); “Basic For casual exploration Free”
Starting price: $11 per user/month, billed annually; Checked Nov 1, 2026elicit.com(opens source in a new tab); “$11 Save 42% Per user/month, billed as $132 annually”
Paper index: 138 million+ papers; Checked Nov 1, 2026elicit.com(opens source in a new tab); “Unlimited search across more than 138 million papers”
Zotero import: Yes; Checked Nov 1, 2026elicit.com(opens source in a new tab); “Import from Zotero”
SSO: Enterprise plan; Checked Nov 1, 2026elicit.com(opens source in a new tab); “including SSO & SAML, 2FA, user analytics, domain verification, and custom deployments (e.g.”