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Elicit
Perplexity
Perplexity
Rating
4.5/5
4.7/5
Pricing Model Freemium Freemium
Starting Price Free tier Free tier
Pricing Details

Basic (Free)

$0/month

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

Free

$0/month

  • Unlimited quick searches
  • Limited Pro search access
  • File uploads
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Pro

$20/month

$200/year (save ~17%)

  • Advanced AI models (GPT-5, Claude 4, Gemini)
  • Unlimited Pro searches
  • $5 monthly API credit

Max

$200/month

  • Unlimited access to all advanced models
  • No usage restrictions on web
  • Everything in Pro

Enterprise Pro

$40/seat/month

$400/seat/year

  • SSO, shared Spaces, admin controls
  • Data never logged or used for training
  • Education discount: $30/seat/mo

Enterprise Max

$325/seat/month

  • Unlimited Labs and Research
  • Latest models, 10x storage
  • Enhanced security

Prices verified February 2026. API (Sonar) available as pay-as-you-go for developers.

Category Research Research
Description AI research assistant for literature review AI-powered search engine
Key Features
  • Semantic paper search
  • Automated extraction
  • Custom columns
  • Paper summarization
  • Concept mapping
  • AI search
  • Source citations
  • Follow-up questions
  • Collections
  • API access
Pros
  • + Excellent for literature reviews
  • + Extracts specific data points
  • + Organizes findings well
  • + Saves hours of work
  • + Accurate with sources
  • + Fast responses
  • + Good free tier
  • + Great for research
Cons
  • - Learning curve for advanced features
  • - Credits system can be limiting
  • - Best for academic research
  • - No full-text access to most referenced papers
  • - Pro features limited
  • - No image generation
  • - Sometimes misses context
  • - Cited sources sometimes link to paywalled content
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