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Feature
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SciSpace
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Elicit
Rating
4.3/5
4.5/5
Pricing Model Freemium Freemium
Starting Price Free tier Free tier
Pricing Details

Basic (Free)

$0/month

  • Chat with PDFs
  • Daily AI actions
  • Basic research features
MOST POPULAR

Premium

$20/month

$12/mo billed annually ($144/year)

  • Unlimited literature searches
  • Full AI writer access
  • High-quality AI models
  • Ad-free experience

Teams

$18/seat/month

$8/seat billed annually

  • Admin controls
  • Team collaboration
  • Customer success manager

Advanced

$70/month

  • Deep Review feature
  • Maximum AI capabilities
  • Priority support
  • Advanced research tools

Prices verified February 2026. Annual billing saves up to 40%.

Basic (Free)

$0/month

  • Search 138M+ papers
  • Unlimited paper summaries
  • Unlimited chat with papers
  • Basic research features
MOST POPULAR

Pro

$49/month

$499/year billed annually (~$41.58/mo)

  • 12 systematic reviews/month
  • Guided review workflow
  • 10 concurrent research alerts
  • Priority processing

Team & Enterprise

Custom pricing

  • Large team collaboration
  • Custom integrations
  • Dedicated support
  • Advanced research tools

Prices verified February 2026. Free plan includes unlimited searches and paper summaries.

Category Research Research
Description AI research assistant for academic papers AI research assistant for literature review
Key Features
  • AI paper explanations
  • Literature review
  • Citation analysis
  • Paper summaries
  • Math/formula explanations
  • Semantic paper search
  • Automated extraction
  • Custom columns
  • Paper summarization
  • Concept mapping
Pros
  • + Excellent at explaining complex papers
  • + Good literature discovery
  • + Math and formula explanations
  • + Clean reading interface
  • + Free tier is useful
  • + Excellent for literature reviews
  • + Extracts specific data points
  • + Organizes findings well
  • + Saves hours of work
Cons
  • - Focused on academic papers only
  • - Smaller database than Google Scholar
  • - Premium needed for heavy use
  • - Citation formatting limited
  • - Learning curve for advanced features
  • - Credits system can be limiting
  • - Best for academic research
  • - No full-text access to most referenced papers
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