Elicit today
At 5 seats
$55
Plus plan
- Contract
- Cancel paid subscription any time; it runs to the end of the current term, then...
- Free plan
- Basic is free with limited Research Agent and Research Reports usage, unlimited search...
Flat tiers (2)
Priced in tiers, where Elicit charges per seat.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Elicit | States that Elicit doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ResearchRabbitResearchRabbit+ ( plan), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$12.50/moResearchRabbit+ ( plan) plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Monthly payments, cancel any time | Free Forever tier: unlimited searches, unlimited library and collections... |
 Parallel Web Systemsread Oct 29, 2026 |
$3/1K requestsUsage price | Not comparable | SOC 2 | Not found | Up to 5,000 requests per month free, plus $5 in free credits per month |
Other options (4)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Elicit | States that Elicit doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Claude (Research)Enterprise, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$100$20 × 5 seats | $45 more | Connects to internal apps, HIPAA BAA | Cancel anytime; plan stays active until end of billing period | Free plan with chat, web search, file creation, memory, connectors, up to 5... |
 DustBusiness Pro seat, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$150$30 × 5 seats | $95 more | Connects to internal apps, SOC 2 | Monthly seats can be cancelled anytime; annual seats stay... | Free seat on the Business plan includes 500 credits, lifetime (not renewing). |
 Gemini Deep ResearchGoogle AI Plus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$4.99/moGoogle AI Plus plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Free Gemini app with Flash-Lite model, image generation, Deep Research... |
| sciteBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 | $12/mo yearlyBasic plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Subscription continues until cancelled; cancel at least 30 days... | Trial: 7-day free trial; auto-enrolls in the selected plan after it ends unless... |
No price found, or contact sales (13)
- AlphaSensecontact the vendor
- ChatGPT (Deep Research)hybrid
- CoCounselhybrid
- Consensuscontact the vendor
- Crayonsales led
- Google NotebookLMcontact the vendor
- Harveysales led
- Iris.aihybrid
- Kluesales led
- Kompytehybrid
- Perplexitycontact the vendor
- SciSpacecontact the vendor
- Talkwalkersales led
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Elicit?
Yes. 5 AI research assistants have a free plan, including Claude (Research), Dust, Gemini Deep Research, ResearchRabbit, Parallel Web Systems.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Elicit's own category, AI research assistants. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Elicit doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Elicit's, which doesn't prove Elicit lacks it. How prices are read.