
Elicit AI is an AI-driven research assistant platform designed to help researchers perform intelligent literature searches, automated information extraction, and literature review tasks.
Its literature database is primarily based on Semantic Scholar, covering over 125 million academic papers and a large amount of clinical trial data.
According to public information, the platform offers a free usage tier; beyond that, subscription plans may be required for additional features or higher processing volume.
The platform supports uploading private PDFs for confidential analysis. Processing typically follows its privacy policy, and users are advised to review the specific terms.
It is suitable for researchers in biomedical sciences, machine learning, social sciences, and other academic or industry areas that require literature review and evidence synthesis.
The platform links findings back to original sources and provides citations, but to ensure academic rigor users should verify the original documents before formally citing them.

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