Elicit Research Reports review

Elicit applies the deep research pattern to scholarly papers rather than web pages. You start with the Report option, refine your question, choose a General Review, 1-Page Overview or Research Gap Analysis template, and pick a fast, balanced or comprehensive depth where your plan allows. Elicit then runs a rapid review: it searches more than 138 million papers, defines screening criteria from your question, filters the results, decides which data to extract from each included paper and writes a report with supporting quotes and reasoning. You can follow the steps in a sidebar or leave and get an email when it is done. The free Basic plan includes limited Research Reports, Plus costs $11 per user a month billed as $132 a year, and Pro at $39 adds 5x usage and the ability to edit earlier steps such as screening criteria. It will not help with market or news questions, and Elicit shows more than one price set on its pricing page.

Who it is for

Researchers and analysts whose evidence must come from published studies.

Price

Free plan with limited reports; Plus $11 per user a month billed as $132 annually; Pro $39 per user a month billed annually.

$11 Save 42% Per user/month, billed as $132 annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Report templates: General Review, 1-Page Overview and Research Gap Analysis
• Fast, balanced or comprehensive depth depending on plan
• Defines screening criteria and applies them to every paper found
• Extracts a defined set of data from all included papers
• Supporting quotes and reasoning behind each statement in the report

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Shows how papers were found, screened and extracted
• Strength: Emails you when a long report is finished
• Strength: Free plan includes limited Research Agent and Research Reports usage
• Weakness: Searches academic literature, not the open web
• Weakness: Editing earlier report steps requires Pro, Scale or Enterprise
• Weakness: The pricing page shows more than one price set, so confirm which applies

Key facts

• Plans: Basic, Plus, Pro, Scale, Enterprise
• Report templates: General Review, 1-Page Overview, Research Gap Analysis
• Usage: Each report draws on the plan's monthly usage

Where it ranks

Elicit Research Reports is No. 5 in our Best Deep Research AI Tools verdict.