AI Writer vs ScholarAI vs Elicit vs Gatsbi AI

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
AI Writer
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Competitor 1
ScholarAI
Competitor 2
Elicit
Competitor 3
Gatsbi AI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool AI Writer
ai-writer.com
Long-form content that passes as human-written
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Competitor ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Competitor Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Competitor Gatsbi AI
gatsbi.com
Most academic research tools just organize what you've already found
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
24.7Kvisits/mo
106.2Kvisits/mo
9.2Kvisits/mo
83.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 8.4%
▼ 21.7%
▼ 37.4%
▲ 23.6%
6-month growth
+46.5%
-22.5%
+0.1%
+60.3%
Global rank web
#1,194,734
#323,702
#2,562,886
#513,336
Avg. last 3 months
22.7K
124.1K
12.3K
69.6K
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
37%
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40%
Pages / visit
2.1
1.9
1.5
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Visit duration
11s
28s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
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● Direct 72% · ● Referral 21%
AI WriterScholarAIElicitGatsbi AI
045.3K90.7K136K181.3KAI Writer · 17.4KAI Writer · 25.1KAI Writer · 26KAI Writer · 18.9KAI Writer · 16.9KAI Writer · 16.3KAI Writer · 18.4KAI Writer · 20.6KAI Writer · 22.8KAI Writer · 24.7KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KGatsbi AI · 29.1KGatsbi AI · 63.8KGatsbi AI · 73.9KGatsbi AI · 51.9KGatsbi AI · 67.7KGatsbi AI · 66.9KGatsbi AI · 58.3KGatsbi AI · 67.3KGatsbi AI · 83.2K1K10K100K1MAI Writer · 17.4KAI Writer · 25.1KAI Writer · 26KAI Writer · 18.9KAI Writer · 16.9KAI Writer · 16.3KAI Writer · 18.4KAI Writer · 20.6KAI Writer · 22.8KAI Writer · 24.7KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KGatsbi AI · 29.1KGatsbi AI · 63.8KGatsbi AI · 73.9KGatsbi AI · 51.9KGatsbi AI · 67.7KGatsbi AI · 66.9KGatsbi AI · 58.3KGatsbi AI · 67.3KGatsbi AI · 83.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$24per month
$9.99per month · free tier available
$10per month · free tier available
$15.99per month
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Plans
Ready $29/moFor $49/moFor Ph $375/mo
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
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Monthly Pro $19.99/moYearly Pro $15.99/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
DataText
Documents
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Blog GeneratorAI Research Papers+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Academic research
Research
Literature reviews
Research papers drafting
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Research assistance
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific literature exploration
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Citation formatting
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Literature analysis
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Patents
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Research papers analysis
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Scientific research
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Writing
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Citation verification
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Medical research
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Patent analysis
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Patent drawings
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