Elicit

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AI research tools for finding papers and generating cited reports.

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SI Score: 80/100
Pricing: Not confirmed
Free plan: Not confirmed
Sign-up required: Not confirmed

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What it does

Elicit is an AI research tool. It searches academic papers and clinical trials, generates cited research reports, supports systematic literature reviews, and lets users organize sources in a library. The site offers sign up, pricing, documentation, and an API. A research agent gathers evidence and creates cited artifacts such as reports, tables, figures, and slides.

Elicit search covers 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials. The API reference documents v2 with production base URL https://elicit.com/api/v2. API access requires a Pro plan or above. The API can search papers and clinical trials, run reports and systematic reviews, manage a library and shared projects, and schedule recurring Research Agent work with routines. An MCP server is available for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible clients, authenticated via OAuth 2.0.

Best for

Academic paper and clinical trial searchSystematic literature reviewResearch report generationKeeping research current with Routines

SI Score

80/100

#1 in Research & Data Analysis

Based on published information. No hands-on task test.

Method 2.0 · Published source review Assessed Oct 28, 2026Score ceiling for this evidence: 84/100.

Product usefulness 80

Evidence

Elicit describes a research question leading to searched papers and a cited report, with user control over included papers and extracted information, reusable library sources and systematic-review stages. Its stated scale is up to one thousand papers and twenty thousand data points at once. That complete bounded research workflow supports 80; citations and coverage figures do not establish scientific or clinical correctness.

Limits: Source-researched AI assessment reviewed by a separate native AI worker. No hands-on product test or human verification is claimed.

Source links and check dates are in Sources and checks below.

Separate website checks

These checks do not add points to the SI Score. They inspect the website's HTML, not the product in use.

Basic website checks85/100

HTTPS: yes
Homepage answered with HTTP 200
Privacy policy link: found
Terms link: found
Contact or about page: not found

We check that these pages exist, not what they say. Ownership and company details are not verified.

Checked Oct 18, 2026.

HTML accessibility checks76/100

Page language set: en
Mobile viewport: yes
Images with a text alternative: 19 of 59
Main heading (h1): yes

Automated checks on the homepage HTML only. This is not a full accessibility audit.

Checked Oct 18, 2026.

Homepage HTML response90/100

First byte after 208 ms
Homepage HTML loaded in 0.2 s
HTML size 2,449 KB

Measured once from our server. Images, scripts and your own connection are not included.

Checked Oct 18, 2026.

Trackers in homepage HTML88/100

Third-party trackers in the homepage code: Google Tag Manager

Only the homepage HTML is checked. Trackers loaded later by scripts, and what the service does with your data, are not covered.

Checked Oct 18, 2026.

Page date hints100/100

Server says last modified: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:19:18 GMT

A copyright year is a weak sign of upkeep. It does not prove the content is current.

Checked Oct 18, 2026.

Policy links do not verify a company's conduct. An HTML response time is not application speed. Tracker and accessibility checks miss behavior after page load. Copyright dates do not prove product upkeep.

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Unconfirmed details may be unassessed, absent from the pages checked or temporarily unreadable. A missing price does not mean the service is free.

Sources and checks

Supporting pages for product usefulness, site facts, prices and separate website checks. Each record keeps its own date. Reading a page does not establish how well the product performs in use.

elicit.com/
- Product usefulness evidence
- Basic website checks (separate check)Checked Oct 18, 2026
- HTML accessibility checks (separate check)Checked Oct 18, 2026
- Homepage HTML response (separate check)Checked Oct 18, 2026
- Trackers in homepage HTML (separate check)Checked Oct 18, 2026
- Page date hints (separate check)Checked Oct 18, 2026
elicit.com/operations/privacy
- Basic website checks (separate check)Checked Oct 18, 2026
elicit.com/operations/terms
- Basic website checks (separate check)Checked Oct 18, 2026

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PricingUnknownChecked Oct 18, 2026
Free planUnknownChecked Oct 18, 2026
Sign-up requiredUnknownChecked Oct 18, 2026
PlatformsUnknownChecked Oct 18, 2026
APIUnknownChecked Oct 18, 2026
Open sourceUnknownChecked Oct 18, 2026

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