Elicit: Automates academic literature search and evidence extraction specifically for research papers and systematic reviews. Elicit records 1,751,507 monthly visits with +3.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Ithy records 174,787 monthly visits with -9.2% growth and Free pricing.
AI research assistant for evidence-based literature review and synthesis
Deep research answers that combine ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | elicit.com | ithy.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Free |
| Monthly Visits | 1.75M (1,751,507) | 174.79K (174,787) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +52.71K (+3.1%) | -17.76K (-9.2%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (13.5%) | 🇺🇸 United States (33.1%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 849.67K | 64.07K |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
AI research assistant for evidence-based literature review and synthesis
A research agent gathers evidence across scientific databases, journals, public data and your own uploads, then produces cited reports, tables, figures and slides.
Semantic search across more than 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials, without needing exact keywords.
High-quality research briefs inspired by systematic review methodology, with deep customization of which papers and data are included.
Automated screening and data extraction for systematic reviews, with researchers reporting up to 80% time savings.
Deep research answers that combine ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more
Independent AI researchers tackle your question separately, then one detailed, sourced article combines their findings.
Get one focused answer with ranked web sources for questions you want to explore right away.
Read each model's full response side by side with the combined answer so you can see where they agree and differ.
Answers can include pictures, useful diagrams, and relevant videos that make complex ideas easier to grasp.
OpenAI's flagship multimodal assistant powered by GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 for reasoning, coding, and deep research.
OpenAI's flagship multimodal assistant powered by GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 for reasoning, coding, and deep research.
Offers superior real-time web search and citation verification, but lacks Ithy's multi-model side-by-side view.
Offers superior real-time web search and citation verification, but lacks Ithy's multi-model side-by-side view.
SpecialistMoonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work
SpecialistMoonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work
SpecialistProvides comprehensive agentic search and research report generation, though with a broader consumer feature set.
SpecialistProvides comprehensive agentic search and research report generation, though with a broader consumer feature set.
Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scientific literature index, but lacks deep conversational AI synthesis features.
Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scientific literature index, but lacks deep conversational AI synthesis features.
SpecialistSpecializes in searching peer-reviewed scientific literature to deliver evidence-based answers with academic citations.
SpecialistSpecializes in searching peer-reviewed scientific literature to deliver evidence-based answers with academic citations.
Better all-in-one PDF reading and analysis workspace, but less focused on automated evidence synthesis matrices.
Better all-in-one PDF reading and analysis workspace, but less focused on automated evidence synthesis matrices.
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
Offers smart citation context analysis, but lacks Elicit's specialized automated systematic review data extraction workflows.
Offers smart citation context analysis, but lacks Elicit's specialized automated systematic review data extraction workflows.
SpecialistGreat free tool for discovering and mapping academic paper connections, but lacks automated evidence synthesis matrices.
SpecialistGreat free tool for discovering and mapping academic paper connections, but lacks automated evidence synthesis matrices.
SpecialistVisualizes interactive research citation graphs wonderfully, but lacks conversational evidence synthesis and data extraction tools.
SpecialistVisualizes interactive research citation graphs wonderfully, but lacks conversational evidence synthesis and data extraction tools.
Good reference management and literature search features, but less advanced automated systematic review extraction tools.
Good reference management and literature search features, but less advanced automated systematic review extraction tools.
