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    Elicit

    AI academic research assistant

    Elicit is an AI research assistant that searches, summarizes, extracts data from, and enables chat with 138M+ academic papers. Built for systematic reviews, literature searches, and evidence synthesis, it goes beyond citation search by extracting structured data into tables, running PRISMA-grade screening workflows, and generating research reports with source attribution. Used by 2M+ researchers in academia, pharma, medtech, and CPG.

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    Features & details

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    Category (short)
    AI academic research assistant
    Category
    AI academic research assistant
    Pricing (CSV)
    Free Trial
    Directory pricing
    Freemium
    Sponsored note
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    Target audience
    Academic researchers and PhD students doing literature reviews, Systematic review teams needing structured extraction tables, Pharma and medtech R&D evidence teams, Evidence-based content creators citing peer-reviewed sources, Not ideal for: general web search, legal case research, or casual users unwilling to pay $49/mo for advanced features.
    Best for
    Academic researchers and PhD students doing literature reviews, Systematic review teams needing structured extraction tables, Pharma and medtech R&D evidence teams, Evidence-based content creators citing peer-reviewed sources, Not ideal for: general web search, legal case research, or casual users unwilling to pay $49/mo for advanced features.
    Pricing notes
    Verified from elicit.com/pricing (July 2026): Basic — Free — Unlimited search/summaries/chat; limited Research Agent and Reports; 2 reports/mo; Zotero import Pro — $49/user/mo ($588/yr, save 35%) — Systematic review workflow (5K papers), 20 table columns, 10 alerts, API Scale — $169/user/mo ($2,028/yr, save 39%) — 5× usage, figure extraction, real-time collaboration, admin panel Enterprise — Custom — 40K paper screening, SSO/SAML, no training on data, unlimited API, dedicated CSM Institutional contracts available for universities; annual discounts on all paid tiers.

    Pros & cons

    Editorial notes to help compare fit before opening the vendor site.

    Pros

    • Deepest systematic review and extraction tooling among AI research tools
    • 138M+ paper index with full-text chat and Zotero import
    • Free tier genuinely useful for search and summaries
    • PRISMA-grade screening on Enterprise
    • No training on customer data by default (Enterprise)

    Cons

    • Pro at $49/mo steep vs Consensus ($20/mo) for lighter use
    • Full paper text often requires publisher access
    • AI extraction errors require researcher verification
    • Scale ($169/mo) required for team collaboration features

    Review notes

    Context from the listing review and editorial research.

    Overall market reception: Gold standard for AI-assisted systematic reviews; frequently recommended over ChatGPT for research. Common praise: Extraction table depth, PRISMA workflows, generous free search tier, source attribution. Common criticisms: Steep Pro price ($49/mo); Scale needed for teams; AI extraction requires human verification. Ratings: 2M+ users; strong in academic Twitter and research communities; positive G2 presence.

    Extended features

    In-depth description and capability notes.

    Paper search — Semantic search across 138M+ papers with advanced filters. Research reports — Automated synthesis extracting data from up to 135–200 sources. Systematic review workflow — Screen up to 5,000 papers (Pro) or 40,000 (Enterprise). Data extraction tables — Add 20–40 columns; custom extractions from uploaded PDFs. Chat with papers — Q&A against full-text papers with source citations. Research alerts — Personalized paper notifications (10 on Pro, unlimited Enterprise). Figure extraction — Interpret charts and figures in papers (Scale+). API access — Pro gets API; Enterprise gets unlimited API.

    Use cases

    Elicit fits researchers, clinicians, and R&D teams conducting literature reviews, evidence synthesis, and academic writing faster than manual PubMed workflows. Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses PhD dissertation source gathering and synthesis Pharma/medtech regulatory evidence compilation Clinical question lookup with cited papers Research report generation for consulting and policy Team collaboration on shared literature projects (Scale)