Elicit
S tierAI research assistant for academic literature.
Kai's verdict
S-tier for academic research. Nothing else comes close for systematic reviews.
Strengths
- Searches 125M+ papers
- Extracts + synthesizes findings across papers
- Systematic review workflow
Weaknesses
- Academic-only
- Can hallucinate citations — verify everything
Best for
Grad students, researchers, anyone doing literature reviews.
Pricing
Free + $12-$42/mo