Research
Elicit
Literature-review assistant that finds papers and pulls out methods, samples, and findings.
- Best for
- research papers, literature review
- Pricing note
- Freemium · see current plans
- Rough public note from the catalog. Plans change.
Starter prompts
One prompt per catalog best-for line, written for Elicit.
research papers
You are helping me inside Elicit. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
literature review
You are helping me inside Elicit. The job: literature review. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Alternatives
Closest catalog neighbors by shared best-for lines, tags, and category. Sponsor fields are not used.
Free
ResearchRabbit
ResearchRabbit — Maps citation networks and watches for new papers around a collection you build. Use it for “literature review.”
Maps citation networks and watches for new papers around a collection you build. Shared catalog best-for lines with Elicit: “literature review”. Catalog price note: Free.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside ResearchRabbit. The job: literature review. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Freemium · see current plans
Consensus
Consensus — Searches research papers and summarizes what the evidence says about a question. Use it for “research papers.”
Searches research papers and summarizes what the evidence says about a question. Shared catalog best-for lines with Elicit: “research papers”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Consensus. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Freemium · see current plans
SciSpace
SciSpace — Reads research PDFs, explains passages, and helps you find related work. Use it for “research papers.”
Reads research PDFs, explains passages, and helps you find related work. Shared catalog best-for lines with Elicit: “research papers”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside SciSpace. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Jobs that currently include Elicit
- Best AI tools for researching papers (2026)Query: research papers
- Best AI tools for running a literature review (2026)Query: research papers literature review
- Best AI tools for mapping a citation graph (2026)Query: citation graph related papers
- Best AI tools for asking questions of source notes (2026)Query: source notes research papers
- Best AI tools for a cited answer from papers and the web (2026)Query: cited answers web research research papers