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
Elicit
Editor reviewedAI research assistant for literature search, systematic reviews and evidence reports
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About Elicit
Elicit is an AI research tool for finding, screening and analyzing academic papers. Users ask a research question, and Elicit searches an index of more than 138 million papers and about 545,000 clinical trials, then returns sources, summaries and structured data tables with sentence-level citations. It is used for literature reviews, evidence synthesis and extracting details such as methods, sample sizes and outcomes from papers.
Best for
- Literature reviews
- Systematic review screening and extraction
- Extracting data from papers into tables
- Tracking new research on a topic
- Literature review: Search a question, screen results and summarize findings across many papers.
- Systematic review screening: Screen thousands of papers and extract data with the review workflow.
- Data extraction: Turn study details such as sample size and outcomes into a table.
- Staying current: Use Routines to follow new evidence on a topic.
- Agent workflows: Connect Elicit to AI agents through the API or MCP server.
Not ideal for
- General-purpose chat
- Writing outside research contexts
Popular with
- Academic researchers
- Graduate students
- Life sciences and pharma teams
- Policy and government analysts
- Evidence synthesis teams
Screenshots
Key features
- Research Agent
- Research Reports
- Systematic Literature Review
- Data extraction tables
- Library
- Routines
- Chat with papers
- Zotero import
- API and MCP server
Pros and cons
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
Pricing
Plans as listed by the vendor on . Check their site for current prices.
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
Our ratings
Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team.
8.3overall
- Academic Paper Search
- 8.8
- Structured Data Extraction
- 8.7
- Citation Transparency
- 8.6
- Systematic Review Support
- 8.5
- Pricing Clarity
- 7.0
Platforms and integrations
Available on
- Web
- API
Works with
- Zotero
- PubMed
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- MCP
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Release history
- Elicit Systematic Reviews
Systematic Review Tooling
Automated screening for systematic reviews.
- Systematic review
- CSV export
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Elicit get its papers?
Elicit searches its own index of more than 138 million academic papers and about 545,000 clinical trials. Through the API it can also search PubMed only or ClinicalTrials.gov trials.
Is Elicit free?
Yes, the Basic plan is free. It includes unlimited search, summaries and chat with papers, with limited Research Agent and Reports usage. Pro costs $75 per user per month billed monthly ($49 billed annually), and Scale costs $279 ($169 billed annually).
Can Elicit run a systematic review?
Pro and above include a systematic review workflow that automates screening and data extraction. Pro can screen up to 5,000 papers, and Enterprise up to 40,000. Elicit describes support for search and reporting as partial.
Does Elicit have an API?
Yes. The REST API v2 searches papers and trials and runs reports and systematic reviews. An MCP server is also available. Both require a Pro plan or above, and docs are at docs.elicit.com.
Does Elicit work with Zotero?
Yes, all plans can import from Zotero.
Is my data used to train models?
Elicit lists no training on your data by default under the Enterprise plan. The pricing page does not state this for other plans, so check Elicit's privacy policy.
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