Elicit
Elicit helps researchers be 10x more evidence-based
Elicit is an AI tool for scientific research that searches academic papers and writes research reports with citations. Its Basic plan is free, and paid plans start at $75 per user per month, billed monthly. It is meant for people who need to do research across academic literature, including systematic literature reviews with screening and data extraction.
What Elicit does
Searching in Elicit works by meaning rather than exact keywords, across over 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials. You can chat with papers using full-text access, keep sources in a library, and import them from Zotero. Routines track new research and update your work as it appears.
The Research Agent pulls evidence from scientific databases, journals, public data sources and documents you upload, then produces cited reports, tables, figures and slides. Each AI-generated claim links to sentence-level citations in the underlying sources, so a reader can check where it came from. For systematic literature reviews, Elicit can automate screening and data extraction; Pro includes a dedicated review workflow that can screen 5,000 papers, and Enterprise lists screening 40,000 papers with 40 extracted columns.
Basic is free, with unlimited search, summaries and chat with papers, and limited Research Agent and report usage. Pro costs $75 per user/month billed monthly, or $49 per user/month billed as $588 annually, and reports extract from up to 135 data sources. Scale costs $375 per user/month billed monthly, or $229 billed as $2,748 annually, with 5x usage, real-time collaboration and up to 200 data sources. Enterprise is custom. An API and MCP server are available.
Features
- Semantic search across 138M+ academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials
- Research Agent that creates cited reports, tables, figures and slides
- Customizable research reports
- Systematic literature review screening and data extraction
- Sentence-level citations for AI-generated claims
- Chat with papers with full-text access
- Library to store and organize sources
- Routines that track new research and update your work
- Import from Zotero
- API and MCP server access
Elicit pricing
| Plan | Price | What's included (as stated) |
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| Basic | Free |
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| Pro | $75/mobilled monthly |
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| Scale | $375/mobilled monthly |
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| Enterprise | Custom |
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Copied from Elicit's pricing page on Nov 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.
Strengths and limits
Each point comes from the features and plan details above. No point is an opinion.
Strengths
- Semantic search covers over 138 million papers and 545,000 clinical trials.
- AI-generated claims carry sentence-level citations to their sources.
- The free Basic plan includes unlimited search, summaries and chat with papers.
- Screening and data extraction for systematic literature reviews can be automated.
Limits
- Basic has only limited usage of the Research Agent and Research Reports.
- Paid plans are priced per user: Pro is $75 per user/month billed monthly.
- Live editing and real-time team collaboration are listed on the Scale plan.
Elicit FAQ
Is Elicit free?
Yes. The Basic plan is free, with unlimited search across more than 138 million papers, unlimited summaries and chat with papers, and limited Research Agent and report usage.
How much does Elicit Pro cost?
Pro is $75 per user/month billed monthly, or $49 per user/month billed as $588 annually.
Does Elicit have an API?
Yes. An Elicit API and MCP server are available; Pro includes API access and Enterprise lists unlimited API access.
Where this listing comes from
Facts were read from these pages on Nov 6, 2026. The description was written from those facts. See the methodology.
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