Elicit
AI research assistant for literature review and paper analysis
The platform functions as an AI-powered research engine that parses research questions to find relevant academic literature. It uses large language models to read paper abstracts and full texts, synthesizing key findings with direct citations back to the source text. Accounts start on a free tier with basic credits, with monthly paid subscriptions and institutional tiers providing higher credit limits and team collaboration.
- Category:
- Search
- Price:
- Free plan, then $49/mo
- Free plan:
- Yes
- Works on:
- Web
- Integrates with:
- Zotero
Elicit pricing
As printed on elicit.com on October 19, 2026
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At a glance
- Free trial
- No
- Team plan
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Self-hostable
- No
- Capabilities
- Research Citations AI search Summarization Documents
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What Elicit does well
- ✓ Synthesizing findings across dozens of academic papers
- ✓ Extracting methodology details into comparison tables
- ✓ Screening literature for systematic reviews
Key features
- Semantic Scholar literature search across 200M+ papers
- Custom PDF upload and batch data extraction
- Tabular paper comparison and synthesis
- Direct citation linking to source excerpts
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- Finding and synthesizing peer-reviewed research papers
- Visualizing scientific agreement on specific research questions
- Connecting AI agents to verified scientific citations via MCP or REST API
People also ask
Where does Elicit get its academic papers? +
Elicit indexes papers primarily through the Semantic Scholar corpus, covering more than 200 million peer-reviewed articles, preprints, and conference proceedings.
Can I upload my own papers to Elicit? +
Yes, users can upload PDF documents directly to the platform to extract data and summarize findings across those specific files.
Does Elicit provide citations for its answers? +
Yes, all summaries and data extraction points in Elicit link directly to specific passages in the source papers.
Is Elicit free? +
Yes, Elicit has a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/mo.
How much does Elicit cost? +
Elicit lists 4 plans: Basic (free), Pro at $49/mo, Scale at $169/mo, Enterprise (custom pricing).
What platforms does Elicit run on? +
Elicit runs on Web.
What does Elicit integrate with? +
Elicit officially integrates with Zotero.
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