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Elicit vs Undermind

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

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Undermind

AI research assistant that searches, reads and cites scientific papers for literature reviews

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Verdict

Elicit is listed under Education & Research and Undermind under AI Assistants. Elicit scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.3 vs 7.7 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Elicit offers an API.

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 Undermind if

  • You want a tool built for deep literature reviews, finding hard-to-surface papers on a niche topic, and tracking new publications in a field.
  • Built specifically for scientific literature, with citation-following and full-text reading.
  • In-line citations let users trace claims to source papers.
Best for beginners
Elicit
Best for business
Elicit

Features

18 features compared.

  • Research Agent
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Research Reports
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Systematic Literature Review
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Data extraction tables
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Library
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Routines
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Chat with papers
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Zotero import
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • API and MCP server
    Elicit
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Conversational Deep Search
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Citation Trail Following
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Cited Reports
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Full-Text Analysis
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Custom Tables
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Relevance Sorting and Filtering
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • New Paper Alerts
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Workspaces and Libraries
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Agent Connections
    Elicit
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Undermind plans

  • Free

    $0

    Exploratory research with standard usage limits

    • Chat
    • deep searches and reports
    • shared workspaces
    • connect external agents
    • standard usage limits

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $16/month

    Ongoing, serious research

    • Everything in Free
    • newest AI models
    • deeper full-text analysis
    • 10x higher usage limits than Free
    • unlimited workspaces
    • files and paper libraries

  • Team

    $15/user/mo

    Research groups that need shared administration

    • Everything in Pro
    • team member management
    • priority support
    • centralized billing

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations with security and compliance needs

    • Everything in Team
    • increased compute
    • organization-wide login
    • onboarding seminars
    • admin dashboard
    • custom terms
    • SLA and security review
    • dedicated support

Our ratings

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

Elicit
8.3overall
Undermind
7.7overall

  • Academic Paper Search

    Elicit
    8.8
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Structured Data Extraction

    Elicit
    8.7
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Citation Transparency

    Elicit
    8.6
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Systematic Review Support

    Elicit
    8.5
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Pricing Clarity

    Elicit
    7.0
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Undermind
    8.0

  • Feature Depth

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Undermind
    8.2

  • Value for Money

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Undermind
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Undermind
    7.5

  • Documentation & Support

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Undermind
    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

Undermind

Pros

  • Built specifically for scientific literature, with citation-following and full-text reading.
  • In-line citations let users trace claims to source papers.
  • Free tier available, with paid Pro at $16 per month billed annually.
  • Alerts and libraries support ongoing tracking of a field, not just one-off searches.
  • Can be connected to Claude, ChatGPT and other agents.

Cons

  • Exact usage limits are not published; Pro is only described as 10x Free.
  • Not designed for general web research, news or non-technical topics.
  • Web-only; no iOS or Android app was found.
  • Published benchmark results are vendor-reported.

Platforms

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

Integrations

Elicit

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

Undermind

2 integrations
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT

Company

  • Company
    Elicit
    Elicit
    Undermind
    Undermind
  • Headquarters
    Elicit
    Oakland, CA
    Undermind
    Not listed
  • Monthly users
    Elicit
    5M+ researchers
    Undermind
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Elicit
    Claimed
    Undermind
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Elicit better than Undermind?

It depends on your workflow. Elicit is built for literature reviews. Undermind is built for deep literature reviews, finding hard-to-surface papers on a niche topic, and tracking new publications in a field.

What are the key feature differences between Elicit and Undermind?

Elicit: AI research assistant for literature search, systematic reviews and evidence reports. Undermind: AI research assistant that searches, reads and cites scientific papers for literature reviews.

Does Elicit or Undermind have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Elicit or Undermind?

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