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Elicit: what’s new and our verdict

AI research assistant that searches academic papers, extracts data and drafts reports; free Basic tier with paid per-user plans.

Official site

Release Ruler for Elicit: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Partly verified
Best for
AI search and research

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from elicit.com/pricing on 2026-10-25; the page shows different prices depending on a toggle, so check the page for current figures. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

AI research assistant that searches academic papers, extracts data and drafts reports; free Basic tier with paid per-user plans.

Good for

  • Researchers doing literature reviews
  • Teams that need data extraction from papers

Skip if

  • You need general web search rather than academic sources

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Elicit's site describes an AI tool that takes a research question, searches millions of academic papers and generates reports. Its pricing page lists a free Basic plan with limits, paid Plus, Pro and Scale per-user plans, and a custom Enterprise plan.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Web
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: Basic: free with limits
  • Paid plans: Paid per-user plans (Plus, Pro, Scale) billed monthly or yearly; figures differ between views on the page so we do not quote them; Enterprise custom
  • How to start: Sign up at elicit.com and ask a research question; the Basic plan is free.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Elicit

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Elicit.

  1. Get access

    Sign up at elicit.com and ask a research question; the Basic plan is free.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Basic: free with limits. Paid: Paid per-user plans (Plus, Pro, Scale) billed monthly or yearly; figures differ between views on the page so we do not quote them; Enterprise custom. Read from elicit.com/pricing on 2026-10-25; the page shows different prices depending on a toggle, so check the page for current figures.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free tier with Zotero import
  • Enterprise SSO and SAML

Cons

  • Prices vary across the page's views
  • API access and extractions are on higher tiers

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Perplexity: AI search with citations in every answer; Pro is $20 a month ($17 billed annually) and Max is $200 ($167 billed annually).
  • You.com: You.com now presents itself as search and inference infrastructure for AI: web search, answer and research APIs plus an inference router.

FAQ

What is Elicit?

Elicit's site describes an AI tool that takes a research question, searches millions of academic papers and generates reports. Its pricing page lists a free Basic plan with limits, paid Plus, Pro and Scale per-user plans, and a custom Enterprise plan.

Is Elicit free?

Basic: free with limits. Paid: Paid per-user plans (Plus, Pro, Scale) billed monthly or yearly; figures differ between views on the page so we do not quote them; Enterprise custom. Read from elicit.com/pricing on 2026-10-25; the page shows different prices depending on a toggle, so check the page for current figures. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Elicit under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Exact paid prices
  • Accuracy of extractions (not tested)

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Perplexity: AI search with citations in every answer; Pro is $20 a month ($17 billed annually) and Max is $200 ($167 billed annually).
  • You.com: You.com now presents itself as search and inference infrastructure for AI: web search, answer and research APIs plus an inference router.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Elicit: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/elicit

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