What is Elicit? Four functions and price plans explained in detail8 min read

This article is based on a paper search accuracy report called "Elicita dissertation search AI tool.

These concerns areElicitResolved by.

Searching for papers can vary greatly from person to person in terms of keyword entry and other techniques.

But with Elicit.Find the papers you need, easily, for everyone.You can do this.

Active in review writing, etc.Good at exhaustive searchesThe company is also characterized by the fact that it is a "one-stop shop".

Free plans are also available on an ongoing basis.

In addition, the ability to create a complete systematic review was added in February 2025.

If you would like to use Elicit now, please contact us.this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)

Summary of Elicit

It used to be excluded from our daily-use tools because it wasn't available on an ongoing basis for free.

but recently improved to be free of charge!

moreoverSearch accuracy is much improved and search results are easier to see.The "M" in "M" is a "M" in "M".

Particularly,

「I want to understand certain keywords in an exhaustive manner.」

This is very useful to prevent information leakage.

The recent addition of the "systematic reviews" feature has increasingly strengthened Elicit's comprehensiveness.

There is no more capable tool when exploring a new field or writing a review article.

Try it for free for now.

Elicit Spec Details

The key points compared to other tools are...

Elicit has three types of article searches

Elicit has three types of article searches

Elicit article search (1): systematic reviews

In a nutshell, Elicit's systematic reviews are the main steps of a systematic review.AI fully automated, but with the ability for humans to adjust each step.It is.

This feature produces reviews with a very high degree of accuracy, but it is only available with the Pro plan, which is the highest plan in Elicit.

	free plan	Plus plan (From $10)	Pro plan (from $42)
systematic reviews

The procedure is as follows

5 steps to output.

The user adds confirmation from time to time.

The report is like a single paper as a systematic review.

It is highly recommended for researchers who are in the following time periods

More details can be found in the NOTE article.

Elicit article search (2): Research report

Like systematic reviews.Intervene in thesis schooling."The procedure of "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,totally automaticwill be.

Also, fewer papers will be screened and data extracted.

At this time, if you want to further increase the number of papers covered, you must upgrade to the PLUS plan.

Nevertheless, even the free plan provides a very detailed output.

Elicit's paper search (3): Find papers

Elicitallows you to search for papers with a very high degree of accuracy.

Search from more than 125 million scholarly articles

ElicitIn the database ofMore than 125 million scholarly articlescontains, and it will find the most relevant papers to the search Question among them.

Provide a summary with citation for the Question

When you enter a research question into the search field, you will get a list of questions to answer.Summary with citations of the top 8 papersThey will present the

Automatically extracts elements of each paper

In the search results screen, the abstract is automatically extracted in addition to the article title and information as shown in the figure.

In addition, any necessary items can be added in a selective manner.

I went all the way to the bibliography page to read the abst, but something's different!"This eliminates the waste of time that is so common.

The great thing about this table is twofold.

1: You can set the items you want to extract in detail by yourself.

You can edit the columns to extract the information you want.

For example.What was the age of the population? What was the dose of the reagent administered?Specific information can be extracted, such as

(You can also type in Japanese)

Other default items are placed in a selective manner.

2: Clicking on an extracted sentence will take you to the corresponding part of the text.

If you want to review the contents in detail in the extracted text of the table, you can click to go to the corresponding section of the main text.

If you turn on the high-precision mode of the paid plan, each sentence of the extracted text is numbered to allow you to check the quoted part in detail.

Be sure to set the high-precision mode for important items.

Easy-to-use search filters

Elicitis also easy to use with the filter function!

Filters include the following

More Elicit features: extracting data from papers and turning them into tables

Elicithas the ability to extract the content from a PDF of an uploaded paper and divide it into elements to create a table.

Benefits of Using Elicit's Data Extractor

Thesis statement at a glance

Upload your paper to "Extract data from PDFs" and it will create a table as follows.

The specifications for editing table items and switching to high-performance mode only for specific columns are the same as in the paper search screen.

Comparison of related paperscan (do)

Upload several papers you want to compare and create these tables.

Why is this the only study with antagonistic results?"The question, "What is the best way to get to know each other?

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This is an overview of Elicit's functionality. This is an overview of Elicit's functionality.

In the performance of the paper search,Elicit's top-level quality outperforms other AI toolsI feel that it is.

Previously, the free plan did not allow for continuous use, but the plan has been modified so that users can continue to use the service without having to pay for it.

Elicit Pricing Plans

Paid plan fees

	Plus	Pro
Monthly Contract	12$./ month	49$./ month
annual contract	10$./ month (120$/year)	42$./ month (499$/year)

Differences between Elicit's rate plans

As a recommendation for plan selection,

New "systematic reviews" feature is available for Pro plansIt can only be used in

Unlimited searches can be performed even with the free plan.

The main differences are

	free	Plus	Pro
Article Search	limitless	limitless	limitless
systematic reviews
data extraction	20/until the end of the month	50 items/ month	200 cases/ month
To table Adding columns	all at oncetwo rows	all at once5 columns	all at once20 columns
High-precision mode		By Listing１up to a row	limitless
Chat with Papers	all at oncefourPapers and unlimited	all at onceeightand papers of thelimitless	all at onceeightand papers of thelimitless
CSV/BIB/RIS export

Start using the free plan to try it out,

When you feel like this, it's time to upgrade to Plus.

I want to use systematic reviews!"

If so, consider upgrading to the Pro plan.

Benefits of Elicit

Can work with Zotero

Elicitis also happy to be able to work with Zotero.

Search history can be shared.

Search history will be automatically saved in Notebook.

To be able to share that Notebook with colleagues and collaborators,

I'm referring to these papers.

This is a very smooth exchange of information.

Ability to extract information from multiple PDFs in chat format

This function is similar to ChatGPT and ChatPDF, but you can select a paper and ask questions about its contents in a chat format.

Multiple papers can be selected at the same timeand will summarize the contents of those papers and present a response to your questions.

Keep me informed of updates via email as they become available.

Elicit is constantly being improved.

They will share even small improvements with detailed explanations with images to the registered e-mail address.

Disadvantages of Elicit

Cannot default to Japanese

Elicit does not yet have the ability to set output to Japanese.

Actual screen.

(The leftmost column is the paper information, and the second and subsequent columns are the details of the extracted papers.)

For example, Google chrome's translation function translates everything into Japanese as shown below.

However, even the title of the article and the name of the journal on the left side have been changed to Japanese, making it difficult to read.

SciSpace is also recommended if you want to use Japanese as the default setting

SciSpacethen the AI output can be set to the Japanese default.

SciSpace's search results are easier to see.

SciSpace is an all-in-one tool specialized for researchers that includes article search, reading support and English writing functions.

The following article explains in detail.

explanatory article：Why use SciSpace? Detailed explanation of 5 functions and fee plans

How to start Elicit

ElicitThere are three very simple ways to get started with

How to upgrade your Elicit plan

To upgrade, click "Pricing" in the upper right corner of the Start screen.

Select Plus or Pro.

Rates can be reduced by Annually (annual contract).

After selecting a plan, proceed to the payment screen.

Similar tools to Elicit

SciSpace (all-in-one)

SciSpaceis the most researcher-focusedAll-in-one toolIt is.

Various functions from searching to reading are included.

Among the various functions of SciSpace, the following functions are particularly recommended.

The accuracy of the article search isDeep ReviewThe bombing was triggered by the debut of the

In addition, AI will answer various questions in the space next to the paper in the paper reading support.

AI for researchers with many other features.

SciSpace Feature List

The Premium plan includes all these various features and costs about 1,100 yen.

The Adcanced plan with unlimited Deep Review costs about 6,300 yen.

Overview of SciSpace Pricing Plans

Free Plan	All functions available  Limited number of times for some  : The accuracy of the AI is greatly inferior.
Paid Plans	Premium Plan monthly amount (sum)7.2 U.S. dollars～ Adcanced Plan monthly amount (sum)$42.00～ (When using promo code)
Deals Memo	40% OFF Promo Code. Premium Plan ACADEMIA Adcanced Plan ANDR40."

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Consensus (Paper Search)

consensusis useful when you want to search for articles with the same high accuracy as Elicit.

Consensus is recommended for the following reasons

Consensus's search results screen is very easy to read, with a wide variety of labels and other information.

And speaking of Consensus features,Ability to aggregate results (Consensus Meter)It is.

If you enter a question that can be answered with Yes/No, it will show you what views exist in previous studies, divided into Yes, No, and Possibly, as a percentage.

Consensus Feature List

Consensus Rate Plan Overview

Free Plan	Restricted by: Various features GPT-4 Summaries Consensus Meters Study Snapshots Copilot Bookmarks and Lists
Paid Plans	Premium Plan monthly amount (sum)From $8.99
Deals	25%OFF with annual plan Students are3 months free

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Summary of Elicit

Thus, maximize research efficiency by making good use of AI.