Elicit
An AI research assistant that searches academic papers and extracts evidence into tables.
About
Elicit is an AI research assistant for academic work. It searches a very large corpus of papers, summarises findings, extracts structured data such as methods and outcomes into tables, and helps build systematic literature reviews. It is built for evidence work, not general web chat, and its paid tiers are priced for serious review volume.
Key features
- Search across 138 million+ academic papers
- One-line and structured summaries of papers
- Data extraction into tables for systematic reviews
- Research Agent and Research Reports for deeper workflows
- Zotero import and full-text chat on eligible papers
Pricing
Pricing is not listed here, because it could not be verified from an official source at the time of writing.
Elicit's official pricing page has shown differing plan prices across its billing views, so this pricing is not verified — check the live pricing page and checkout total before subscribing.
Best for
Academic researchers, students and policy analysts doing literature reviews and evidence synthesis.
Limitations to know
AI answers can include wrong citations and must be checked against original sources. Extracted data can misread a paper's methods or results, and coverage is limited to the papers in its corpus. Elicit is not a substitute for reading full texts or following a review protocol.
What users like
- Fast literature discovery across a huge paper corpus
- Extraction tables that save hours on systematic reviews
- Clear summaries that help triage papers quickly
What users complain about
- Paid tiers that jump sharply from free for serious review volume
- Pricing page figures that vary between billing views
- Extraction errors that still require checking against full texts
Our editorial score
Our editorial score: 8.3/10 — our own judgement, not an aggregate of user ratings. See the full review for the reasoning.
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