Elicit

by Elicit

Automates literature review across 125M+ papers.

Free + Paid
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What is Elicit?

Elicit is a research assistant built specifically for academic literature. It finds relevant papers, extracts findings into a structured table, and summarises across studies so a review that took weeks takes an afternoon.

Main use cases

  • Systematic literature reviews
  • Extracting data across many papers
  • Finding evidence for a hypothesis
  • Screening studies by criteria

Key features

  • Searches 125M+ academic papers
  • Structured data extraction tables
  • Cross-paper summaries
  • Citation-linked answers

Pricing

Elicit has a free plan, with paid plans that add more usage or features. Listed pricing: Free plan · Plus from $12/mo.

Prices change often, so check the official site before you buy.

Best for

Researchers and analysts running evidence reviews.

Tags

  • Academic
  • Systematic review
  • Citations
  • Extraction

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Elicit FAQ

What is Elicit?

Elicit is a research assistant built specifically for academic literature. It finds relevant papers, extracts findings into a structured table, and summarises across studies so a review that took weeks takes an afternoon.

Is Elicit free?

Elicit has a free plan, with paid plans that add more usage or features. Listed pricing: Free plan · Plus from $12/mo. Prices change often, so check the official site before you buy.

Who is Elicit best for?

Researchers and analysts running evidence reviews.

What can you use Elicit for?

Common uses: systematic literature reviews, extracting data across many papers, finding evidence for a hypothesis and screening studies by criteria.

What are the best alternatives to Elicit?

Popular alternatives include Consensus, Semantic Scholar, Perplexity and NotebookLM. See the full shortlist on our AI Research page.

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