Elicit is an AI research assistant built to automate critical research workflows for academics and industry researchers. The platform enables users to search across more than 125 million research papers using natural language queries, eliminating the need for perfect keyword matching. Elicit leverages language models to find relevant papers through semantic similarity, allowing researchers to discover literature that might be missed through traditional database searches.

The platform provides multiple specialized workflows designed for different research needs. Research Reports generate comprehensive literature reviews of ten or more pages, synthesizing evidence across multiple papers. Systematic Reviews guide users through a structured process that includes search, screening, data extraction, and final report generation, supporting the rigorous methodology required for evidence-based research. Find Papers allows unlimited searches across the entire database, while Extract Data and Paper Chat enable detailed analysis of uploaded PDFs.

Elicit distinguishes itself through its commitment to accuracy and transparency. Every AI-generated claim includes sentence-level citations from underlying papers, allowing users to verify information directly. The platform has been rigorously validated for accuracy, with performance in extracting detailed information such as adverse effects and trial outcomes exceeding human extraction rates. Interactive tables support analysis of up to 20,000 data points simultaneously, enabling large-scale comparative research across thousands of documents.

The platform serves researchers across diverse domains, from biomedical sciences and pharmaceuticals to social sciences and engineering. Academic institutions, independent researchers, and corporate research teams use Elicit to accelerate systematic reviews, meta-analyses, grant proposals, and literature synthesis. Researchers report up to 80 percent time savings when using Elicit for systematic reviews, allowing them to focus on higher-level analysis and novel contributions to their fields. Elicit continues expanding its capabilities while maintaining high standards for research quality and ethical AI deployment.