Students and researchers checking what published studies say; the free plan covers search and summaries, and reports need paying.
Kenning's take
What it does
Elicit is a research assistant website for finding and reading academic studies. A person types a question, and it searches over 138 million papers, summarises the relevant ones and can build a short report with citations. It also lets people chat with a paper and pull key details from many papers into a table.
- semantic search across 138 million academic papers
- summaries of each paper
- chat with papers using full text
- research reports with citations
- tables that pull details out of many papers
- imports from Zotero
Who it suits. Suits university students, researchers and anyone who wants to check what published studies say on a topic.
Key facts
- Category
- Study, homework & learning
- Made by
- Elicit, inc.
- Based in
- United States (office in Oakland, California, per its careers page)
- Works on
- Web
- Free plan
- Basic plan with unlimited paper search, summaries and chat with papers, plus limited research reports
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Plus | $132 | year |
| Pro | $468 | year |
| Scale | $1068 | year |
Reviews and write-ups
- UBC Wiki (University of British Columbia) 2026-07-17
FAQ
Is Elicit free?
Yes, the Basic plan is free with unlimited paper search and summaries, and limited research reports.
How much does Elicit Plus cost?
Plus costs $11 a month billed yearly, which is $132 a year.
Who makes Elicit?
Elicit, inc., which has an office in Oakland, California.
Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.
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