Elicit
Elicit Reports are research-backed reports, backed by fully-automated rapid systematic reviews (search, screening, and data extraction). Built for professional ...
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Free, Freemium
Tool Information
Company
Ought
Founded
2019
Pricing
Free, Freemium
About Elicit
Elicit is an AI research assistant that automates literature reviews. It finds relevant academic papers and summarizes their key findings in a table.
✅ Pros
- ✔️ Dramatically speeds up literature reviews.
- ✔️ Summarizes key paper findings in a structured table.
- ✔️ Finds relevant papers using natural language questions.
- ✔️ Helps brainstorm and refine research questions.
- ✔️ Core features are free to use.
❌ Cons
- ✖️ Limited to papers within the Semantic Scholar database.
- ✖️ AI summaries always require human verification.
- ✖️ Can be slow with very broad search queries.
- ✖️ Advanced features and heavy use consume credits.
Key Features
Ready-to-Use Prompts
Copy and customize these prompts for your specific needs
“Research the current market trends of [Industry: Electric Vehicles, EdTech, Healthcare, etc.]. Include data from the past [Number] years, key competitors, growth opportunities, and forecasted future trends.”
“Conduct a research report on the environmental impact of [Activity: Deforestation, Plastic Usage, Mining]. Explain causes, short-term and long-term effects, and propose sustainable alternatives with supporting data.”
“Research how [Consumer Group: Gen Z, Millennials, Urban Families] make purchase decisions for [Product Category: Electronics, Fashion, Food]. Include survey data, psychological insights, and brand influence analysis.”
“Analyze the adoption rate and challenges of [Technology: Blockchain, AI, 5G, IoT] in [Region/Country/Industry]. Include user perception, barriers, government support, and future potential with statistics.”
“Perform a literature review on [Research Topic] using studies published between [Year Range]. Compare methodologies, summarize key findings, and identify research gaps for future study.”
Customer Reviews
Pricing Plans
Free Plan
Basic
For students and casual exploration
Search across more than 125 million papers Unlimited
Research Reports ✓
Systematic Review Workflow ✗
Unlimited summaries, up to 4 sources at once
Chat with papers Unlimited, up to 4 sources at once
Extract data from PDFs 20 PDFs per month
Columns per table 2
Export to CSV, BIB, RIS ✗
Real-Time Collaboration in Notebooks and Reviews✗
Alerts ✗
Extra search corpora ✗
Paid Plans
PLUS
($10 / month,$120 billed annually)
For literature reviews and deeper research
Search across more than 125 million papers Unlimited
Research Reports ✓
Systematic Review Workflow ✗
Unlimited summaries, up to 8 sources at once
Chat with papers Unlimited chat, up to 8 sources at once
Extract data from PDFs 600 PDFs per month
Columns per table 5
Export to CSV, BIB, RIS ✓
Real-Time Collaboration in Notebooks and Reviews✗
Alerts ✗
Extra search corpora ClinicalTrials.gov
PRO
($42 / month,$499 billed annually)
For small systematic reviews and professional research
Search across more than 125 million papers Unlimited
Research Reports ✓
Systematic Review Workflow ✓
Unlimited summaries, up to 8 sources at once
Chat with papers Unlimited chat, up to 8 sources at once
Extract data from PDFs 2400 PDFs per month
Columns per table 20
Export to CSV, BIB, RIS ✓
Real-Time Collaboration in Notebooks and Reviews ✓
10 research questions
Extra search corpora ClinicalTrials.gov
TEAM
($65 / month,$780 billed annually)
For large systematic reviews with 2 or more collaborators
Search across more than 125 million papers Unlimited
Research Reports ✓
Systematic Review Workflow ✓
Unlimited summaries, up to 8 sources at once
Chat with papers Unlimited chat, up to 8 sources at once
Extract data from PDFs 3600 PDFs per month
Columns per table 30
Export to CSV, BIB, RIS ✓
Real-Time Collaboration in Notebooks and Reviews ✓
10 research questions
Extra search corpora ClinicalTrials.gov
Use Cases
Find relevant research papers without manual searching.
Get quick summaries of studies in simple language.
Extract key points, methods, and results from papers.
Compare findings across multiple research sources.
Save time by automating literature review steps.
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Finding papers for a systematic review.
Brainstorming new research directions.
Getting a quick overview of an academic field.
Summarizing a known set of research papers.
Finding evidence for a research proposal.
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