Pick Elicit if
researchers and analysts who want an evidence table, not a chatbot essay.
Read the Elicit pageElicit vs SciSpace
Our take
Pick Elicit if researchers and analysts who want an evidence table, not a chatbot essay. Pick SciSpace if students and analysts who want a research agent with literature-review chips and will pay Premium or higher. Skip Elicit if people who want a cited web answer (Perplexity) or a general assistant (ChatGPT). Skip SciSpace if people who want a free paper reader (Semantic Scholar) or a systematic-review table
Best for
Elicit A literature question with papers behind it
SciSpace An AI research workspace
Free plan
Elicit No free plan
SciSpace $0 · composer is usable signed-out; Teams toggle existed. No Free dollar row was on the paid-card screenshot. Do not invent one
Lowest paid
Elicit Other toggle in the HTML $11/user/mo yearly
SciSpace Premium (Yearly display) $12/mo yearly
Next step up
Elicit Pro (Industry, yearly display) $49/user/mo
SciSpace Advanced (Yearly display) $70/mo yearly
Coding agent
Elicit Research agent composer
SciSpace Advanced / Max
Runs where
Elicit Hosted
SciSpace Hosted
Watch out
Elicit Audience and yearly/monthly toggles change the dollars
SciSpace Yearly vs monthly roughly doubles the Premium rate
Last checked
Elicit 2026-10-19 · elicit.com/pricing
SciSpace 2026-10-19 · scispace.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick SciSpace if
students and analysts who want a research agent with literature-review chips and will pay Premium or higher.
Read the SciSpace page