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| What matters | 🔍 Elicit | 🔬 SciSpace |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Research assistant for finding papers, extracting evidence, synthesising findings, and structured literature-review workflows. | AI research workspace for exploring papers, chatting with PDFs, extracting information, and developing literature reviews. |
| Best for | Finding and structuring evidence from research papers | Paper discovery and PDF questions |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Free-plan limits | Basic is free with search and summaries, but limited Research Agent and report usage. Paid tiers add export, extraction, and review capacity. | The pricing page lists Premium at $20 a month ($12 a month billed annually, 1,200 monthly credits), Advanced at $90 ($70 annually) and Max at $200 ($160 annually), with a 24-hour money-back guarantee. It does not list a free plan, so check what signing up gives you before relying on free access. |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Key capabilities | Paper search Source-linked summaries Evidence tables Research reports Systematic-review workflows | Paper discovery PDF questions Literature reviews Data extraction Citation tools |
| Strengths | Search for a question, inspect the relevant papers, and organise evidence in a table with source links. | Find relevant papers, inspect extracted evidence, and build a review using the underlying publications. |
| Limitations | Basic is free with search and summaries, but limited Research Agent and report usage. Paid tiers add export, extraction, and review capacity. | Free entry and paid access are offered, but exact current quotas were not exposed in readable pricing content. Some agent and extraction work consumes credits. |
| No signup required | Not verified | Not verified |
| No credit card required | Not verified | Not verified |
| Open source | Not verified | Not verified |
| Free trial | Not verified | Not verified |
| Access details reviewed | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-15 |
| Official pricing / source | Check pricingAccess source | Check pricingAccess source |
| Next step | Explore Elicit | Explore SciSpace |