Elicit
An AI research assistant for literature reviews that searches academic papers and extracts key findings into structured tables.
Overview
Elicit is an AI research assistant designed for working with scientific literature. It searches across millions of published papers, extracts structured data from individual PDFs and can summarise findings from many studies at once into a comparison table. It suits systematic literature reviews and evidence synthesis tasks and supports custom extraction columns such as study population, methods or outcome measures. A free tier allows a limited number of search credits per month; paid plans remove those limits.
Key features
- Semantic paper search across millions of publications
- Structured data extraction from PDF papers
- Multi-paper summary tables
- Custom column definitions for extraction tasks
- Citation export
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Monthly
- From $49/month, billed annually
- Yearly
- $588/year billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Not on record
- Last verified
- Checked October 4, 2026
Pros
- Built specifically for academic literature synthesis
- Structured extraction tables speed up literature reviews
- Free tier is sufficient for smaller research tasks
Cons
- Focused on academic sources; limited for non-academic research
- Extraction quality depends on the readability of the source PDF
Who should use it
- Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses
- Researchers who need to extract structured data from many papers
- Finding relevant studies on a specific scientific question
Intermediate, Advanced · Individuals, Small teams
Who shouldn't
- General web research beyond academic papers
- Non-academic document analysis
Facts
- Category
- AI research
- Platforms
- Web
- Integrations
- Zotero
- API
- Available
- Skill level
- Intermediate, Advanced
- Team size
- Individuals, Small teams
- Data and privacy
- We have no verified details on data handling. Read the vendor's privacy policy before uploading sensitive material.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Elicit cost?
From $49/month, billed annually. $588/year billed annually. Checked October 4, 2026.
Does Elicit have a free plan?
Yes. Elicit has a free plan.
Who is Elicit best for?
Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses; Researchers who need to extract structured data from many papers; Finding relevant studies on a specific scientific question.
Which platforms does Elicit run on?
Web.
Does Elicit have an API?
Yes, Elicit offers an API.
What are the alternatives to Elicit?
Tools often weighed against Elicit include Consensus, SciSpace, Scite, NotebookLM.