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Consensus AI vs Elicit

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Consensus AI

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Elicit

Elicit

Overview
Rating
4.7920 reviewsTop rated
4.54,000 reviews
Category
Research
Research
Subcategory
AI Evidence Search
AI Research Assistant
Company
Consensus
Elicit
Status
Active
Active
Launch year
2021
2021
Tags
evidence-based researchscientific consensusacademic searchAI researchpeer-reviewed paperscitationshealth research
researchacademicliterature-reviewpapersai-research
Pricing
Starting price
$9/moBest value
$12/mo
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
✕
✕
Pricing notes

Free (20 searches/month); Premium from $9/month; Team from $59/month; Enterprise custom

Free plan with 5,000 papers and limited monthly queries. Plus $12/month with more queries and advanced features. Enterprise custom pricing.

Capabilities
Best for

Researchers, students, and professionals wanting evidence-based answers to research questions drawn directly from peer-reviewed literature.

Systematic literature reviewsResearch scopingEvidence synthesisAcademic paper discoveryMeta-analysis support
Target audience
Researchers and studentsMedical professionalsPolicy analystsJournalistsCurious professionals
Academic researchersGraduate studentsScientistsPolicy analystsEvidence-based practitioners
AI type
Generative AINLPMLInformation Extraction
Document Analysis LLM
Modalities
TextData
TextDocument
Technical
Model provider
OpenAIProprietary
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Model names
GPT-4Consensus AI
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API available
✓
✕
Open source
✕
✕
Deployment
Cloud
SaaS
Platforms
WebiOSAndroid
Web
Integrations
ZoteroMendeleySemantic Scholar
ZoteroCSV exportAPI
Team collaboration
✕
✕
Trust & security
Security
GDPRCCPA

Review Elicit's data handling policy. Uploaded PDFs may be processed by third-party AI providers. No personal health data storage.

Privacy notes

GDPR tools; data not used for training; free account data anonymised

Review privacy policy before uploading sensitive research documents. Enterprise plans include data handling agreements.

Verdict
Pros
  • Best evidence-based AI search from peer-reviewed literature
  • 200M+ paper database
  • Copilot synthesises answers with citations
  • Free plan generous (20 searches/month)
  • Accessible to non-researchers
  • Dramatically reduces time for initial literature review and paper screening
  • Comparative paper tables make cross-study synthesis efficient
  • Strong for scoping reviews and initial evidence mapping
  • Reasonable pricing for the time savings it provides
Cons
  • Free plan limited to 20 searches/month
  • Less powerful for systematic reviews than Elicit
  • AI synthesis can occasionally misrepresent evidence
  • Limited to indexed research papers
  • AI extractions are not always accurate for specific quantitative data
  • Not a substitute for careful reading of important papers
  • Search database is large but not exhaustive of all literature

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