Elicit vs Scite.ai

Free plan with 5,000 papers and limited monthly queries. Plus $12/month with more queries and advanced features. Enterprise custom pricing.

Free plan with limited searches. Individual $20/month or $144/year. Team plans available. Enterprise custom pricing.

Review privacy policy before uploading sensitive research documents. Enterprise plans include data handling agreements.

Review privacy policy before using with sensitive research projects. Scite.ai does not store personal information in citations.

• ✓Dramatically reduces time for initial literature review and paper screening
• ✓Comparative paper tables make cross-study synthesis efficient
• ✓Strong for scoping reviews and initial evidence mapping
• ✓Reasonable pricing for the time savings it provides

• ✓Citation context analysis goes beyond citation counts to assess evidence quality
• ✓Smart Citations show exactly how papers have been cited
• ✓Particularly valuable for assessing reliability in fields with replication concerns
• ✓Browser extension adds citation context to standard web browsing

• ✕AI extractions are not always accurate for specific quantitative data
• ✕Not a substitute for careful reading of important papers
• ✕Search database is large but not exhaustive of all literature

• ✕Primarily a complement to rather than replacement for literature search tools
• ✕Database coverage varies by field
• ✕Free plan limited in search volume