Elicit
Searches and summarises research papers, with a systematic review workflow. AI-powered tool, with a free plan; runs on web. The stack builder picks it for research.
What it is known for
- Strengths: systematic review screening and data extraction; research reports with sentence-level citations; paper search with a Library and Routines.
- For: researchers in pharma, academia, medical devices, policy, consumer goods, software.
- Runs on: page does not say; bank lists web (an API and MCP server are named).
- Learning curve: the page does not say.
- Works with: MCP server.
Read on October 9, 2026 from elicit.com.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | Limited usage of the research agent and reports |
| Pro | $49/mo | A systematic review workflow that screens 5,000 papers |
| Scale | $169/mo | Five times the usage of Pro for the research agent, reports and reviews |
Checked by hand against elicit.com/pricing on October 9, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Pro.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. Elicit is named in these steps:
- Research, step 2 of 3, when less than $20 is left for it: the free plan; the step also names Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM), Perplexity and Consensus, and the best score takes it.
- Research, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Pro ($49/mo); the step also names Perplexity, Consensus, Scite and Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM), and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Alternatives the same rules name
- Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM): Google's research notebook: answers grounded in the sources you add, with cited notes and Audio Overviews. From free.
- Perplexity: Answers questions by searching the web and citing its sources, with deep research reports. From free.
- Consensus: Searches peer-reviewed papers and answers with cited AI analysis. From free.
- Scite: Finds papers and shows whether later work supports or contrasts them. From $20/mo billed yearly only ($240 a year).
Signals and what people say
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 9, 2026: 0 stories
Change log
- October 9, 2026: added to the tool list; plans and prices first recorded from elicit.com/pricing.
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