Research assistant
Elicit
An AI research assistant that helps find and summarise academic papers for a literature review or evidence base.
★★★★☆ 4.3 out of 5
What it is
An AI research assistant that helps find and summarise academic papers for a literature review or evidence base.
What it's good for
- Literature reviews
- Evidence synthesis
- Finding studies fast
Pros
- Speeds up searching
- Sums up papers
- Good citations
Cons
- May miss unpublished work
- Cloud-hosted
Pricing
| Freemium / paid | See the vendor's page for current pricing. |
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Indicative prices, which change often. Always confirm on the vendor's own page before buying.
Our verdict
A useful first pass on the evidence base, always followed by reading the key papers yourself.
Alternatives: NotebookLM, Perplexity.
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