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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Technical Use Cases

Systematic review automation — Use Elicit's bulk analysis engine (up to 20,000 data points) and export pipeline (RIS, CSV, BIB) to automate screening, extraction, and synthesis stages of systematic reviews, reducing manual effort by up to 80%.
Autonomous research agents — Connect Elicit's MCP server to agent frameworks for multi-step, autonomous literature retrieval and summarization workflows without manual intervention.
API-driven evidence pipelines — Integrate Elicit's API into internal R&D platforms or data pipelines to programmatically query 138 million papers and 545,000 clinical trials.
Enterprise knowledge workflows — Leverage SSO/SAML, custom data sources, and DOCX/PDF export for compliant, organization-wide research workflows in pharmaceutical, medical device, or policy contexts.
Verifiable AI outputs — Elicit's sentence-level citation model makes it suitable for applications where AI-generated claims must be auditable and traceable to primary sources.

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