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Elicit vs Felo

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Elicit and Felo are both Education & Research tools. Elicit scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.3 vs 7.7 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Felo is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Elicit

  • Academic researchers
  • Graduate students
  • Life sciences and pharma teams
  • Policy and government analysts

Choose Elicit if

  • You want a tool built for literature reviews.
  • Free plan with unlimited search across 138M+ papers.
  • Sentence-level citations for AI-generated claims.

Choose Felo if

  • You want a tool built for cited multilingual web research, quickly turning a topic into a slide deck, and users who want search plus generation tools under one subscription.
  • Permanent free plan with 200 credits per day and no credit card required.
  • Combines cited search with slides, images, video and agents in one subscription.
Best for beginners
Felo
Best for business
Elicit

Features

17 features compared.

  • Research Agent
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • Research Reports
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • Systematic Literature Review
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • Data extraction tables
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • Library
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • Routines
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • Chat with papers
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • Zotero import
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • API and MCP server
    Elicit
    Available
    Felo
    Not available
  • AI Search with Citations
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available
  • Multilingual Support
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available
  • AI Slides
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available
  • Deep Research
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available
  • Custom Agents
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available
  • Image and Video Generation
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available
  • LiveDoc
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available
  • Developer API
    Elicit
    Not available
    Felo
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Elicit
    Freemium
    Felo
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Elicit
    Yes
    Felo
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Elicit
    $0
    Felo
    $0
  • Plans
    Elicit
    4 plans
    Felo
    2 plans

Elicit plans

  • Basic

    $0

    Free plan with limited Research Agent and Reports usage

    • Unlimited search across 138M+ papers
    • Unlimited summaries
    • Unlimited chat with papers
    • View sources for answers
    • Zotero import

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $75/user/mo

    Billed monthly ($49 per user per month billed annually); standard usage for systematic reviews

    • Systematic review workflow screening up to 5,000 papers
    • 20 table columns
    • Reports from up to 135 data sources
    • Routines
    • Custom extractions from uploaded papers
    • API access

  • Scale

    $279/user/mo

    Billed monthly ($169 per user per month billed annually); 5x usage with collaboration

    • 5x Pro usage
    • Figure extraction
    • Live collaboration
    • Reports from up to 200 data sources
    • 30 table columns
    • Admin panel with usage tracking

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    For companies and schools

    • Custom usage
    • Screen 40,000 papers with 40 columns
    • SSO and SAML
    • No training on your data by default
    • Custom data sources and templates
    • Unlimited API access

Felo plans

  • Free

    $0

    Everyday AI search at no cost

    • 200 credits per day
    • unlimited high-speed search
    • limited access to advanced models

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $14.99/month

    Full model lineup, workspace tools and API

    • 15,000 credits per billing cycle
    • 200 bonus credits per day
    • AI Slides
    • AI Designer
    • custom agents
    • deep research
    • API access

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Elicit
8.3overall
Felo
7.7overall

  • Academic Paper Search

    Elicit
    8.8
    Felo
    Not rated

  • Structured Data Extraction

    Elicit
    8.7
    Felo
    Not rated

  • Citation Transparency

    Elicit
    8.6
    Felo
    Not rated

  • Systematic Review Support

    Elicit
    8.5
    Felo
    Not rated

  • Pricing Clarity

    Elicit
    7.0
    Felo
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Felo
    8.2

  • Feature Depth

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Felo
    7.8

  • Value for Money

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Felo
    7.9

  • Performance & Speed

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Felo
    7.6

  • Documentation & Support

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Felo
    7.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Elicit

Pros

  • Free plan with unlimited search across 138M+ papers
  • Sentence-level citations for AI-generated claims
  • Structured extraction of paper details into tables
  • Dedicated systematic review workflow and Routines for tracking new research
  • API and MCP server for use with other tools

Cons

  • Research Agent and Reports usage is limited on the free plan
  • Systematic reviews, Routines and API access need Pro at $75 per user per month ($49 billed annually)
  • Pricing page shows only annual-billing rates for Pro and Scale
  • Focused on research; not a general-purpose assistant
  • No mobile app

Felo

Pros

  • Permanent free plan with 200 credits per day and no credit card required.
  • Combines cited search with slides, images, video and agents in one subscription.
  • Pro plan at about $15 per month includes API access.
  • Multilingual focus, including Japanese-language accuracy.
  • Available on web, iOS and Android.

Cons

  • Credit-based usage makes real limits harder to predict than fixed quotas.
  • Free plan excludes AI Slides, AI Designer, custom agents, video and the API.
  • Pro credits do not roll over between billing cycles.
  • Current pricing is rendered dynamically and older published plan descriptions (search counts) differ from the new credit model.

Platforms

  • Web
    Elicit
    Supported
    Felo
    Supported
  • Windows
    Elicit
    Not supported
    Felo
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Elicit
    Not supported
    Felo
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Elicit
    Not supported
    Felo
    Supported
  • Android
    Elicit
    Not supported
    Felo
    Supported
  • API
    Elicit
    Supported
    Felo
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Elicit
    Not supported
    Felo
    Not supported

Integrations

Elicit

4 integrations
  • Zotero
  • PubMed
  • ClinicalTrials.gov
  • MCP

Felo

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Elicit
    Elicit
    Felo
    Felo Inc.
  • Headquarters
    Elicit
    Oakland, CA
    Felo
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Monthly users
    Elicit
    5M+ researchers
    Felo
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Elicit
    Claimed
    Felo
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Elicit better than Felo?

It depends on your workflow. Elicit is built for literature reviews. Felo is built for cited multilingual web research, quickly turning a topic into a slide deck, and users who want search plus generation tools under one subscription.

What are the key feature differences between Elicit and Felo?

Elicit: AI research assistant for literature search, systematic reviews and evidence reports. Felo: Multilingual AI search engine that also builds slides, mind maps and research reports.

Does Elicit or Felo have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Elicit is freemium and Felo is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Elicit or Felo?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.