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Elicit
AI research assistant that finds, reads and summarises academic papers for you.
Elicit is an AI research assistant trained on over 200 million academic papers. Ask a research question and it returns a ranked list of relevant studies with AI-generated summaries, methodology breakdowns and direct quotes. Ideal for literature reviews, systematic reviews and evidence synthesis.
✓ Pros
- ✓200M+ academic papers indexed
- ✓Structured summaries with methodology and sample size
- ✓Great for literature reviews
- ✓Free plan covers most casual use
✗ Cons
- ✗Limited to academic papers — no web sources
- ✗Can miss very recent publications
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