Elicit

Elicit

AI research assistant — search, summarize, and extract insights from 125M+ papers.

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Elicit is an AI research assistant that helps scientists and researchers accelerate literature review. Search across 125+ million academic papers, get AI-generated summaries, extract key data into tables, and chat with papers. Used by over 2 million researchers in academia and industry to find relevant studies faster.

Key Features

  • Paper Search

    Search over 125 million academic papers using natural language queries. Filter by methodology, study type, population, and more for precise results.

  • Paper Summaries

    Get concise AI summaries of each paper's objectives, methods, key findings, and limitations — without reading the full text.

  • Data Extraction

    Extract specific data points — sample sizes, effect sizes, p-values, outcomes — into sortable tables for easy comparison across studies.

  • Paper Chat

    Ask questions about any paper and get answers based on its full text. "What methodology did they use?" "What were the main limitations?"

  • Review Synthesis

    Synthesize findings across multiple papers automatically. Identify consensus, contradictions, and gaps in the literature at a glance.

Pros

  • Purpose-built for academic literature review
  • 125M+ papers indexed and searchable
  • Structured data extraction saves hours of manual work
  • Used by 2M+ researchers globally

Considerations

  • Free tier has limited monthly search credits
  • Full-text access depends on paper availability
  • Best suited for academic and scientific research

Best For

Academic researchers

Search / Summaries / Daily

PhD students

Study / Summaries / Writing

Scientists

Search / Summaries / Daily

Literature reviewers

Search / Summaries / Daily

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