AnswerThis vs Elicit
Elicit scores 7.8 to AnswerThis's 6.8 among the literature search tools we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Elicit wins, 7.8 to 6.8
AnswerThis costs $35 a month on its academic plan; Elicit's academic entry plan is $19 a month and adds automatic reference deduplication, alerts on saved searches, and reading of figures and tables, none of which AnswerThis offers. AnswerThis answers back with a built in AI Writer that drafts abstracts, outlines and full papers with citations added, something Elicit does not do, and it includes a risk of bias assessment for systematic reviews that Elicit lacks.
Pick AnswerThis if you want an AI Writer that drafts your paper and adds citations.
Pick Elicit if you want reference deduplication, figure reading and alerts.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Map of connected papers: AnswerThis yes, Elicit no
- Alerts for new papers: Elicit yes, AnswerThis no
- Reads tables and figures: Elicit yes, AnswerThis no
- Removes duplicate references: Elicit yes, AnswerThis no
- But AnswerThis leads on risk of bias assessment: AnswerThis yes, Elicit no
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $19 against $35
- Helps you write and adds citations: AnswerThis yes, Elicit no
- Works with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and others: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote against Zotero
- Does not train AI on your data: AnswerThis yes, Elicit does not say
- But Elicit leads on browser extension: Elicit yes, AnswerThis no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other literature search tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Elicit leads on 4 of 6 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (16)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
AnswerThis
Elicit
For everything else about each tool, read the full AnswerThis review and Elicit review.
AnswerThis vs Elicit: common questions
Which is better, AnswerThis or Elicit?
Elicit scores 7.8 and AnswerThis 6.8 out of 10 among the literature search tools we rate. Elicit is ahead on reading and analysing papers, systematic reviews, pricing and access, teams and privacy. AnswerThis is ahead on citing and writing.
Is AnswerThis or Elicit cheaper?
AnswerThis's cheapest paid plan is $35/mo and Elicit's is $19/mo academic plan ($75/mo industry plan). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can AnswerThis do that Elicit cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: map of connected papers, risk of bias assessment and helps you write and adds citations.
What can Elicit do that AnswerThis cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: alerts for new papers, reads tables and figures, removes duplicate references, browser extension and aPI.
