Elicit
AI research assistant that automates literature review. Search across 200M+ academic papers, extract key findings, identify methodologies, and synthesize results into structured summaries.
Pricing verified 2025-08-01
Overview
Elicit is the premier AI tool for academic and scientific research, automating the most time-consuming parts of literature review. It searches across 200M+ academic papers, extracting key findings, methodologies, sample sizes, and conclusions into structured summaries.
Researchers can ask natural language questions and get evidence-based answers synthesized from relevant studies, complete with citation information and methodology assessments.
Key features
Academic
Purpose-built for academic research with understanding of scientific methods, study design, and evidence quality.
200M+ Papers
Search across over 200 million academic papers from Semantic Scholar's comprehensive database.
Synthesis
Extract and synthesize findings from multiple papers into structured tables and summaries.
Pricing
Free tier: 5,000 credits per month for basic searches
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 5,000 credits/mo, basic features |
| Plus | $10/mo | 12,000 credits/mo, advanced extraction |
| Pro | $42/mo | Unlimited credits, API access, priority |
5,000 credits/mo, basic features
12,000 credits/mo, advanced extraction
Unlimited credits, API access, priority
Pros & cons
Pros
- ✓Best tool for academic literature review
- ✓200M+ paper database coverage
- ✓Structured extraction of key findings
- ✓Saves weeks of manual research
Cons
- ×Limited to academic/scientific content
- ×Credit-based system limits heavy use
- ×Not useful for non-academic research
- ×Can miss relevant non-English papers
How it compares
| Tool | Best for | Pricing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elicit | — | Freemium | 8.6/10 |
| Perplexity AI | — | Freemium | 9.4/10 |
| NotebookLM | — | Free | 9.1/10 |