Elicit

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AI-powered scientific research assistant that helps you find, analyze, and synthesize academic literature

Free tier available·All audiences·Powered by Anthropic (Claude)·API available

Key strengths

Searches 138M+ academic papers and 545K+ clinical trials with semantic searchAutomates systematic literature reviews with up to 80% time savingsSentence-level citations for full transparency and traceabilityPRISMA 2020-compliant systematic review workflow with reproducible auditingHigh accuracy: 95% search recall, 97% abstract screening, 99% full-text screening

Free tier + paid plans · from $11 USD/mo

Facts verified against elicit.com on Oct 8, 2026

Recent changes

Oct 8, 2026Plans updated: Free Basic plan; Plus at $11/user/month (billed $132/yr); Pro at $39/user/month (billed $468/yr); Scale at $89/user/month (billed $1,068/yr); Enterprise at custom pricing. Monthly pricing also available (Pro $49/mo, Scale $169/mo).

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Elicit — AI for Scientific Research

Elicit is a freemium AI research platform purpose-built for evidence-based scientific workflows. It indexes 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials, exposing them through a structured research interface backed by an API and an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for integration into autonomous agent pipelines.

Key technical characteristics:

Sentence-level citations on every AI-generated claim, enabling traceable, auditable outputs
Bulk analysis of up to 20,000 data points in a single run — suited for large-scale systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Research Agent designed for high-stakes, multi-step research decisions
Integrations: Zotero, MCP server, SSO & SAML (Enterprise), custom data sources, and export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, and DOCX formats
Validated as the most accurate AI product for scientific research

Pricing tiers: Free Basic | Plus $11/user/mo (billed annually) | Pro $39/user/mo (billed annually, or $49/mo monthly) | Scale $89/user/mo (billed annually, or $169/mo monthly) | Enterprise (custom).

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