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These tools sit in different sets (Research assistant vs Paper tools), so picking one over the other is mostly a question of which job you're doing. Elicit wins on privacy controls; Scholarcy wins on speed and value for money. Both pass our quality gate. The right pick is the one whose strengths match the job you're trying to do.
These tools sit in different sets (Research assistant vs Paper tools), so picking one over the other is mostly a question of which job you're doing. Elicit wins on privacy controls; Scholarcy wins on speed and value for money. Both pass our quality gate. The right pick is the one whose strengths match the job you're trying to do.
Paper discovery, evidence-table extraction, and systematic-review support — AI research assistant for searching, summarizing, chatting with papers, screening studies, extracting fields, generating research reports, and supporting systematic reviews across large scientific corpora and uploaded documents.
Paper-skimming and structured-summary assistant — Paper and document summarization tool that turns PDFs, articles, chapters, webpages, and other sources into structured summary flashcards, smart highlights, bibliographies, literature matrices, exports, and saved library items.
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raw · Basic free: 2 reports/mo, search/summaries/chat, 2 columns · Pro USD 49/user/mo billed annually: 5,000-paper systematic review workflow, 144 reports/reviews/yr, 20 columns, API · Scale USD 169/user/mo annual: collaboration, figures, 240 reports/reviews/yr, 30 columns · Enterprise custom.
raw · Free article summarizer allows up to 1 summary/day. Scholarcy offers a 7-day trial for paid use. Paid Scholarcy/Scholarcy Plus/Library subscriptions unlock unlimited summaries and more features; current public pricing should be verified live before publication.
These tools sit in different sets (Research assistant vs Paper tools), so picking one over the other is mostly a question of which job you're doing. Elicit wins on privacy controls; Scholarcy wins on speed and value for money. Both pass our quality gate. The right pick is the one whose strengths match the job you're trying to do.
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These tools sit in different sets (Research assistant vs Paper tools), so picking one over the other is mostly a question of which job you're doing. Elicit wins on privacy controls; Scholarcy wins on speed and value for money. Both pass our quality gate. The right pick is the one whose strengths match the job you're trying to do.
Capabilities documented on the Elicit tool but not the Scholarcy tool:
Capabilities documented on the Scholarcy tool but not the Elicit tool:
Elicit: Basic Free · Pro $49/mo · Scale $169/mo · Enterprise Custom. Scholarcy: Extension Free · Library Custom · Institutional Custom.
On editorial fit, Elicit scores 59 out of 100 and Scholarcy scores 79 out of 100. The score is a fit judgement for source-heavy research work, not a quality ranking — read both dossiers before you pick.