Elicit
Submit queries, literature topics, or PDFs; Elicit semantically searches academic papers and clinical trials, extracts cited passages, and produces structured artifacts like reports, tables, figures, and review workflows. Workflow: aggregate sources, run Research Agent or Reports, export cited outputs for literature reviews or systematic screening.
The pricing page documents a free Basic tier and several per-user paid tiers with annual-billed examples; an Enterprise tier is listed as Custom with enterprise controls.Is Elicit right for you?
Good for
- Researchers and small teams needing semantic literature search and automated, fully cited research reports for literature reviews and systematic screening.
- Semantic search across a very large literature index including academic papers and clinical trials.
- Generates structured, fully cited research artifacts such as reports, tables, figures, and slides from aggregated sources.
Keep in mind
- The free Basic tier restricts usage of core Research Agent and Reports features despite offering unlimited search and summaries.
- Enterprise page states customer data is not trained on by default, which affects workflows that expect model training on private data.
- Confirm enterprise requirements such as data residency, uptime SLAs, or on‑premises deployment with sales before purchasing if those are procurement drivers.
Pricing and plan limits
The pricing page shows per-user monthly amounts accompanied by 'billed as' annual totals for paid tiers; some plan rows on the same page present different numeric entries (creating ambiguity for Pro and Scale), so verify which monthly/yearly or industry toggle applies when purchasing.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Semantic search across a very large literature index including academic papers and clinical trials.
Generates structured, fully cited research artifacts such as reports, tables, figures, and slides from aggregated sources.
Limitations to consider
The free Basic tier restricts usage of core Research Agent and Reports features despite offering unlimited search and summaries.
Enterprise page states customer data is not trained on by default, which affects workflows that expect model training on private data.
Choosing a plan
Run a trial literature review: import a sample corpus, generate a Research Report, and verify citation formats, export options, and the paid tier limits for Research Agent usage.
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