Elicit

Name: Elicit
Brand: Elicit Research, PBC
Availability: InStock

by Elicit Research, PBC · Oakland, USA

AI research assistant for academic papers — search 138M+ papers, extract data into tables and automate systematic reviews.

Category Chat & Search

Founded 2023

Lowest plan Free

Top plan $375/mo

Visit Elicit ↗ Updated November 1, 2026

§ Pricing

All plans, in full.

Basic

Free

Unlimited search, summaries and chat across 138M+ papers
Limited Research Agent and Research Report usage
Zotero import

Plus (academic)

$19 /mo

Plus plan, per user — academic pricing only · $11/mo billed annually ($132/yr)

Standard Research Agent and Research Report usage
Search 500K+ clinical trials
Export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF and DOCX

Pro (per user)

$75 /mo

Pro plan, per user (industry pricing) · $49/mo billed annually ($588/yr); academic: $69/mo or $39/mo billed annually

Systematic Review workflow that screens up to 5,000 papers
Reports extract from up to 135 sources; 20 table columns at a time
Custom extractions, Routines and API access

Scale (per user)

$375 /mo

Scale plan, per user (industry pricing) · $229/mo billed annually ($2,748/yr); academic: $149/mo or $89/mo billed annually

5x Research Agent, Report and Systematic Review usage
Extract and interpret data from figures
Real-time collaboration and admin panel with seat management

Enterprise

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Screen 40,000 papers and extract 40 columns
SSO/SAML, no training on your data by default
Unlimited API access

The honest take

AI research assistant for academic papers — search 138M+ papers, extract data into tables and automate systematic reviews.

Best for: Researchers, pharma and policy teams running literature and systematic reviews who need structured data extraction

Where it falls short: Steep for non-academics: Pro is $75/user/month billed monthly, and the free tier only gets limited Research Agent and Report usage

What you actually get

Academic research
Systematic reviews
Data extraction
Academic discount

Pricing history

Jul 2026

Workflow-based caps replaced by one monthly usage pool shared across Research Agent, Reports and Systematic Reviews

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of Elicit is good enough for casual use. Pay $19/mo only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.