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Elicit
An AI research assistant for finding, summarising and comparing papers.
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Elicit?
Elicit is an AI research assistant that searches more than 138 million academic papers and summarises the findings that answer your question. The free Basic plan includes unlimited search, summaries and chat with papers, plus Zotero import, while paid plans add systematic reviews, larger data extraction and API access.
Pros
- Searches a huge paper library
- Shows the sources behind answers
- Generous free search
Cons
- Research reports are limited on the free plan
- Paid plans are costly for individuals
Who should use Elicit
Students and researchers who need to get through academic literature faster.
Who may not need it
People who rarely read research papers.
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