Pick Elicit if
researchers and analysts who want an evidence table, not a chatbot essay.
Read the Elicit pageElicit vs Undermind
Our take
Pick Elicit if researchers and analysts who want an evidence table, not a chatbot essay. Pick Undermind if academics and R&D teams who want a literature pass before they open the PDFs. Skip Elicit if people who want a cited web answer (Perplexity) or a general assistant (ChatGPT).
Best for
Elicit A literature question with papers behind it
Undermind A ranked paper set for one research question
Free plan
Elicit No free plan
Undermind $0 · chat, deep searches, reports, shared workspaces, agent connectors; standard rate limits
Lowest paid
Elicit Other toggle in the HTML $11/user/mo yearly
Undermind Team (Academic) $15/mo yearly
Next step up
Elicit Pro (Industry, yearly display) $49/user/mo
Undermind Pro (Academic) $20/mo yearly
Coding agent
Elicit Research agent composer
Undermind Agent connectors
Runs where
Elicit Hosted
Undermind Hosted
Watch out
Elicit Audience and yearly/monthly toggles change the dollars
Undermind Free searches abstracts and metadata
Last checked
Elicit 2026-10-19 · elicit.com/pricing
Undermind 2026-10-22 · undermind.ai
Which one, then?
Pick Undermind if
academics and R&D teams who want a literature pass before they open the PDFs.
Read the Undermind page