Elicit review
AI research assistant for scientific papers
4.6
freemium1M+ usersFree Tier
83
ToolHund Score
Excellent
Top 20%
Our verdict
Elicit helps researchers search, summarize, extract data from, and chat with academic papers.
ToolHund Score: 83/100 · Best for: Researchers, students, and teams doing literature reviews or evidence synthesis.
Strengths
- Literature search
- Strong fit for researchers, students, and teams doing literature reviews or evidence synthesis.
- Real free plan you can ship work with
Weaknesses
- Best features sit behind the paid plan
- Output quality varies with prompt skill
- Limited offline use — internet required
Pricing
Free · Plus $10/mo
Strong — free plan covers most casual use, paid unlocks pro workflows
Features
- Literature search
- Data extraction
- Chat with PDFs
- Citations