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Elicit
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Elicit

AI research assistant for evidence synthesis

4.7
freemiumintermediateTrendingVerifiedSince 2023-01
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About Elicit

Elicit is an AI research assistant that automates literature reviews and evidence synthesis. It finds relevant papers, extracts key information, and organizes findings into structured tables, dramatically speeding up systematic review workflows.

Developed by Ought, a nonprofit AI research organization, Elicit uses fine-tuned language models to reason about scientific claims and evidence.

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Capabilities & Features

Free Tier
API Access
Customizable
File Upload
Web Search
Memory
No Signup RequiredOpen SourceWorks OfflineMultimodalVoice InputImage InputImage OutputVideo InputVideo OutputAudio OutputCode ExecutionPluginsCollaborationWhite LabelSelf-HostableBrowser Extension

Common Use Cases

1

research

2

summarization

Pricing Modelfreemium

Free Plan

5,000 credits per month

Paid Plan

Plus $12/mo

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Pros & Cons

Excellent for systematic reviews

Structured data extraction

API available

Credit limits on free tier

Occasional hallucinations in extractions

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