Elicit
An AI research assistant for academic literature. It finds relevant papers, summarises them, extracts data into tables, and supports systematic review workflows such as screening and data extraction, with research reports and alerts.
● Use Cases
- →Screening papers for a systematic review
- →Extracting study data into a comparison table
- →Background research for a funding application
- →Tracking new publications on a topic
- →Evidence reviews for policy or clinical guidance
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About Elicit
What is Elicit?
An AI research assistant for academic literature. It finds relevant papers, summarises them, extracts data into tables, and supports systematic review workflows such as screening and data extraction, with research reports and alerts. Elicit is a specialised AI tool in the Research category that applies machine learning to automate, enhance, or augment tasks in this domain.
Elicit is well suited to Australian research, health and policy teams doing structured literature reviews. Its extractions still need checking against the source papers, especially numbers and study populations. Universities and research organisations should confirm that its use fits their academic integrity rules and any ethics requirements for systematic reviews. If you upload papers you have licensed through a subscription, check the publisher's terms permit uploading to a third-party AI tool.
How Australian Businesses Use Elicit
Australian businesses use Research AI tools to reduce manual workload, improve output quality, and operate more efficiently. The specific applications vary by organisation but typically focus on the most time-intensive processes in this category.
Key Features
- ✓Semantic search across a large database of academic papers
- ✓Data extraction into tables with columns you define
- ✓Systematic review workflow with screening and extraction stages
- ✓Research reports that summarise evidence on a question
- ✓Alerts for newly published papers on a saved topic
- ✓Zotero import and upload of your own PDFs
Best For
- →Health and policy teams running structured evidence reviews
- →Academic researchers screening large numbers of papers
- →Consultants needing quick, sourced overviews of research topics
Pros & Cons of Elicit
✓ Strengths
- +Structured data extraction into tables
- +Dedicated workflow for systematic reviews
- +Every claim links back to the source paper
- +Zotero import for existing reference libraries
⚠ Limitations
- –Extracted figures need manual checking
- –Systematic review features require paid plans
- –Focused on academic papers, not grey literature or news
Pricing
A free Basic plan for searching and summarising papers, with limited use of reports and the research agent. Paid Pro and Scale plans, billed per user, add systematic review workflows, API access, more extraction capacity and team collaboration, and Enterprise adds security controls and custom deployments. See elicit.com/pricing.
Details checked against the vendor's website in October 2026. Pricing changes often, so confirm current plans at elicit.com.
Data Residency & Privacy in Australia
Elicit holds a SOC 2 Type II report and says it does not train on enterprise customer data, with its model providers under zero data retention terms. It does not publish an Australian hosting region. Universities and health organisations should request its security documentation and ask where uploaded papers and extractions are stored.
Need AI that keeps client data onshore? See private AI hosted in Australia.
Integrations & Compatibility
Elicit integrates with the tools and platforms your team already uses:
Getting Started with Elicit in Australia
Elicit is available directly at elicit.com. Sign up for a trial or free tier to evaluate the tool for your specific use case. Identify one clear workflow to start with, measure results over 30 days, and expand from there. Reach out to the vendor's support team for onboarding guidance.
Outside help is most useful when the tool has to connect to existing systems, handle personal information, or be rolled out to a whole team. AI Lab Australia works with businesses across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide on that setup.
Alternatives to Elicit
If Elicit is not the right fit for your workflow, these tools serve a similar purpose and are worth evaluating:
Frequently Asked Questions About Elicit
Is Elicit free?
Yes. The free Basic plan lets you search and summarise papers, with limited use of research reports and the research agent. Paid Pro and Scale plans, billed per user, add systematic review workflows, larger extraction capacity, API access and team collaboration. Enterprise plans add security controls and custom deployments.
Can Elicit be used for systematic reviews in Australia?
Elicit has a dedicated workflow for screening and data extraction that can speed up reviews. Its outputs still need human verification, and reporting guidelines such as PRISMA expect you to describe how AI tools were used. Check with your ethics committee or supervisor before relying on automated screening decisions.
Is Elicit secure enough for sensitive research?
Elicit holds SOC 2 Type II and says enterprise data is not used for model training, which is reasonable for published literature. For unpublished data, confidential reports or anything involving identifiable participants, check your human research ethics approval and data management plan, and ask Elicit where data is stored.
Ready to Implement Elicit?
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