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AI Search & Research Tools

Introduction
AI research assistant that searches academic papers and clinical trials, generates cited reports, and automates systematic literature reviews.
Added on
10/29/2026
Pricing
Freemium
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

What is Elicit?

Elicit is an AI research platform built for scientific work. Its Research Agent gathers evidence across scientific databases, academic journals, public data sources, and internally uploaded documents, then produces fully cited reports, tables, figures, calculations, and slides. Search covers over 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials with semantic retrieval, while Research Reports follow a process inspired by systematic reviews and can be customized by paper and information coverage. Elicit also automates screening and data extraction for systematic literature reviews, and a Library stores and organizes sources for reuse. It is used by researchers in pharma, academia, medtech, policy, consumer goods, and industrials. A free Basic plan offers limited usage, with paid Pro, Scale, and Enterprise tiers available.

How to use Elicit

  1. 1

    Sign up and choose a plan

    Create an Elicit account and select a plan; the Basic tier is free with limited Research Agent and Research Reports usage.

  2. 2

    Ask a research question

    Enter a research question and let Elicit search academic papers and clinical trials using semantic search.

  3. 3

    Generate a cited report

    Use Research Reports to produce a structured brief with sentence-level citations, customizing which papers and information are covered.

  4. 4

    Run a systematic review

    Use the Systematic Literature Review workflow to automate screening and data extraction, with search and report generation partially supported.

  5. 5

    Organize sources in the Library

    Save and organize sources you find so they can be reused in future projects.

Elicit Features

Research Agent gathers evidence across scientific databases, journals, public data sources, and uploaded documents

Search over 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials with semantic search

Research Reports generate cited briefs inspired by systematic review processes

Systematic literature review automation for screening and data extraction

Library for storing and organizing sources for reuse

Routines to stay on top of new research

Sentence-level citations supporting AI-generated claims

Import from Zotero

Elicit Use Cases

  • Quickly understanding what science already knows about a question

  • Planning and conducting comprehensive literature reviews

  • Automating screening and data extraction for systematic reviews

  • Assessing how a condition or concept has been defined in prior literature

  • Supporting evidence-based policy and product decisions

  • Keeping research up to date with new findings

Elicit FAQs

Elicit searches over 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials, and the Research Agent can also gather evidence from public data sources and internally uploaded documents.

Elicit is built for researchers and scientists across pharma, academia, medtech, policy, consumer goods, and industrials who need rigorous, evidence-based research.

Elicit offers a free Basic plan with limited Research Agent and Research Reports usage. Paid Pro, Scale, and Enterprise plans are also available.

Pro costs $49 per user per month when billed annually at $588. Monthly billing is also offered.

The Pro plan includes a dedicated Systematic Review Workflow that can screen 5,000 papers.

Yes. Elicit supports all AI-generated claims with sentence-level citations from the underlying sources.

Yes, the Basic plan includes import from Zotero.

API access is included in the Pro plan, and the Enterprise plan includes unlimited API access.

Elicit Official Information

Company
Elicit, inc.
Website
https://elicit.com/
Documentation
https://docs.elicit.com/
Contact
https://support.elicit.com/

Elicit Pricing

Freemium

Prices shown are per user per month when billed annually. Monthly billing and custom Enterprise pricing are also offered.

Basic

$0USD / month

Free tier for casual exploration with limited Research Agent and Research Reports usage.

  • Limited usage for Research Agent and Research Reports
  • Unlimited search across more than 138 million papers
  • Unlimited summaries across as many papers as you want
  • Unlimited chat with papers with full-text access
  • Import from Zotero

Pro

$49USD / month, billed annually at $588

For systematic reviews, with standard usage and a dedicated screening workflow.

  • Standard usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
  • Dedicated Systematic Review Workflow that can screen 5,000 papers
  • Add 20 columns to your tables at a time
  • Reports extract from up to 135 data sources
  • Access to Routines and API access

Scale

$229USD / month, billed annually at $2,748

For collaboration, with 5x usage and real-time team editing.

  • 5x usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
  • Extract and interpret from figures in research papers
  • Live editing and real-time collaboration with your team
  • Reports extract from up to 200 data sources
  • Admin panel with usage tracking and seat management

Enterprise

Custom plan for companies and schools with enterprise security and dedicated support.

  • Custom usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
  • No training on your data by default
  • Greater scale: screen 40,000 papers and extract 40 columns
  • Enterprise-level security and controls, including SSO & SAML and 2FA
  • Dedicated customer success team and unlimited API access

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