Elicit

AI-powered assistant for scientific research and literature analysis

Also known as: elicit

Available worldwide · Popular in: US

What is Elicit?

A web-based platform that searches academic papers and clinical trials to help researchers quickly synthesize findings into formatted reports with proper citations.

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Elicit pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of 2026-08-21verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed

from $11/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free with limited features to $89/user/month; free tier available

Basic

Free

For casual exploration

summaries: unlimited
search_papers: unlimited across 138M+
full_text_chat: unlimited
research_agent_and_reports: limited

Limited usage for Research Agent and Research Reports
Unlimited search across 138M+ papers
Unlimited summaries
Unlimited chat with papers with full-text access
View sources for answers
Import from Zotero

Plus

$11/user/month billed annually as $132/year (saves 42%)

annual

For deeper research

clinical_trials: unlimited across 500k+

Standard usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
Unlimited search across 138M+ papers and 500k+ clinical trials
Export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, DOCX
Add 5 columns to tables
Import from Zotero

Pro

$39/user/month billed annually as $468/year (saves 43%)

annual

For systematic reviews

data_sources: 135
table_columns: 20
screening_papers: 5,000

5x usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
Dedicated Systematic Review Workflow for 5,000 papers
Export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, DOCX
Add 20 columns to tables
Extract from up to 135 data sources
Subscribe to 10 personalized research Alerts
Custom extractions from uploaded papers
Explanations for AI-generated answers
Multiple output templates
API access

Scale

$89/user/month billed annually as $1,068/year (saves 40%)

annual

For collaboration

data_sources: 200
table_columns: 30

9x usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
Extract and interpret figures from research papers
Live editing and real-time collaboration
Extract from up to 200 data sources
Add 30 columns to tables
Admin panel with usage tracking and seat management
API access

Enterprise

Contact sales

For companies & schools

table_columns: 40
screening_papers: 40,000

Custom usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
Unlimited paper alerts
No training on your data by default
Screen 40,000 papers and extract 40 columns
PRISMA-grade screening and extraction accuracy
Enterprise-level security (SSO, SAML, 2FA, user analytics, domain verification)
Custom deployments including single-tenancy options
Dedicated customer success team
Integration with custom data sources
Custom template creation
Unlimited Search API access

What Elicit does

The capabilities that matter for ai research agents, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities

Architecture model: Managed saas application
Recursive multi step iterative searching: ✓
Strict inline citation generation with links: ✓
Academic verified journal database querying only: ✓
Unstructured PDF upload and cross document synthesis: ✓
Tabular data extraction and literature matrix generation: ✓
Anti hallucination grounding and fact checking layer: ✓
Multi agent expert persona debates internal: ✗
Export to word PDF markdown with bibliography: ✓
Bring your own key byok API support: ✗
SOC2 type ii: ✗
Mit or apache permissive oss license: ✗
Pricing model: Flat monthly subscription

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Platform & deployment

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Platforms

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Integrations (1)

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Elicit FAQ

Common questions about Elicit, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Elicit?

Elicit helps researchers search millions of academic papers and clinical trials to automatically generate structured, cited research reports and support systematic literature reviews with interactive analysis tools. It is indexed under AI Research Agents.

Source: https://elicit.com/pricing

Is Elicit free?

Elicit offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $11 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://elicit.com/pricing

What platforms does Elicit support?

We have confirmed browser-based access to Elicit. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.

Source: https://elicit.com/pricing

Can Elicit be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Elicit, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://elicit.com/pricing

Where is Elicit available?

Elicit is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.

Source: https://elicit.com/pricing

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Balanced composite 60 / 100

low · 25%

Signal contributions to the composite score
Signal	Score	Weight	Contribution	Evidence
Pricing transparency	100	0.05	5.4	✓
Price level	80	0.04	3.3	✓
Capabilities	87	0.04	3.3	✓
Integrations	9	0.04	0.4	✓
Reliability	0	0.07	0.0	-
Security posture	0	0.12	0.0	-

Computed 2026-09-21. Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Content

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 58%

Features

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	Soc2 type ii: No · Pricing model: flat_monthly_subscription · Architecture model: managed_saas_application · Bring your own key byok api support: No · Mit or apache permissive oss license: No · Recursive multi step iterative searching: Yes	mediumsource · 2026-09-21 · 60%

Integrations

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Countintegrations.count	1	mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%

Market

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Availabilitymarket.availability	PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …	mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 50%

Pricing

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Free tierpricing.free_tier	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%
Modelpricing.model	freemium	mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	Amount: 11 · Currency: USD	mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%
Transparentpricing.transparent	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60%

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