📋 About Elicit
Elicit is an AI research assistant specifically designed to automate systematic literature reviews and research synthesis. Developed by Ought, a non-profit AI research organisation, Elicit searches over 125 million academic papers and automates the most time-consuming parts of systematic reviews — finding relevant papers, extracting key data points and summarising findings across studies.
Researchers at universities and research institutions use Elicit to compress weeks of literature review work into hours. The free plan allows 12 papers per search with basic extraction.
The Plus plan at $12/month gives unlimited paper results, custom extraction columns and bulk export. Enterprise plans are available for research institutions.
⚡ Key Features
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Search 125+ million academic papers✓
Automated paper screening for systematic reviews✓
Custom data extraction columns — extract any information✓
Summary of key findings across multiple papers✓
Elicit Notebooks for organising research projects✓
Citation export in multiple formats✓
Filter by study design, population and year✓
Bulk PDF upload and analysis✓
Collaboration tools for research teams✓
API access for research automation🎯 Popular Use Cases
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Systematic Reviews
Automate the paper screening and data extraction process for systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses
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Clinical Research
Extract patient demographics, interventions and outcomes from clinical trial papers automatically
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Data Extraction
Define custom extraction columns and Elicit will populate them from hundreds of papers simultaneously
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PhD Research
Compress weeks of literature review work into hours with automated search, screening and synthesis
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Evidence-Based Medicine
Rapidly synthesise clinical evidence on specific treatments or interventions from the medical literature
💰 Pricing Plans
💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Is Elicit free? ▼
Elicit offers a free plan with 12 papers per search and basic extraction features. Plus at $12/month gives unlimited results and custom extraction columns.
How is Elicit different from Consensus? ▼
Elicit is designed for systematic reviews with custom data extraction from multiple papers. Consensus is better for quick evidence-based Q&A. Elicit is more powerful for structured research projects.
How many papers does Elicit search? ▼
Elicit searches over 125 million academic papers primarily from the Semantic Scholar database covering all major academic disciplines.
Can Elicit extract specific data from papers? ▼
Yes — Elicit's custom extraction feature lets you define specific data points to extract from papers — such as sample size, methodology, outcomes and limitations — across hundreds of papers at once.
Is Elicit suitable for clinical research? ▼
Yes — Elicit is widely used in medical and clinical research for systematic reviews. It can extract patient demographics, intervention details and outcome measures from clinical trial papers.
👤 About the Founder
Andreas Stuhlmüller
CEO, Ought · Ought
Andreas Stuhlmüller is the CEO of Ought, the non-profit AI research organisation behind Elicit. A Stanford AI researcher, he founded Ought with the mission of using AI to automate and accelerate scientific research — making systematic reviews and evidence synthesis accessible to researchers worldwide.
⭐ User Reviews
★★★★★
Elicit compressed a 3-month systematic review into 2 weeks. The automated data extraction across 400 papers saved an enormous amount of manual work. The accuracy of extraction is consistently impressive.
DP
Dr Priya Menon
Clinical Researcher
Feb 2025
★★★★★
My literature review chapters used to take months. With Elicit I can search, screen and extract data from hundreds of papers in an afternoon. My supervisor was amazed at the pace of my research.
AS
Arjun Sharma
PhD Student
Jan 2025
★★★★★
I recommend Elicit to every researcher at our institution. The combination of automated screening and custom extraction columns has transformed what is achievable in a systematic review workflow.
KN
Kavitha Nair
Research Librarian
Feb 2025
ℹ️ Quick Info
CategoryResearch & Data
DeveloperOught
PlatformWeb, iOS, Android
PricingFreemium
Free Tier✅ Yes
API Available✅ Yes
Rating⭐ 4.5/5
Launched2021
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