Elicit vs Citely vs ScienceOS vs AI Writer

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

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Elicit
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Citely
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ScienceOS
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AI Writer
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Competitor Citely
citely.ai
Academic citation fraud poses real problems for researchers who unknowingly reference fabricated papers
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Competitor ScienceOS
scienceos.ai
Researchers waste hours hunting through literature—piecing together fragments from different papers
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Competitor AI Writer
ai-writer.com
Long-form content that passes as human-written
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
62.9Kvisits/mo
64.9Kvisits/mo
24.7Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▲ 3.3%
▼ 6.2%
▲ 8.4%
6-month growth
+0.1%
+26.5%
+1.2%
+46.5%
Global rank web
#2,562,886
#561,691
#464,304
#1,194,734
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
59.2K
68.2K
22.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
37%
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42%
Pages / visit
1.5
2.2
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2.1
Visit duration
4s
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11s
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● Direct 77% · ● Referral 23%
● Direct 98% · ● Mail 2%
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ElicitCitelyScienceOSAI Writer
019.9K39.8K59.7K79.7KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScienceOS · 79.4KScienceOS · 75.1KScienceOS · 79.7KScienceOS · 64.1KScienceOS · 64.5KScienceOS · 56.4KScienceOS · 70.5KScienceOS · 69.2KScienceOS · 64.9KAI 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 · 24.7K1K10K100KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KCitely · 52KCitely · 44.1KCitely · 49.7KCitely · 37.2KCitely · 50.1KCitely · 53.8KCitely · 60.8KCitely · 62.9KScienceOS · 79.4KScienceOS · 75.1KScienceOS · 79.7KScienceOS · 64.1KScienceOS · 64.5KScienceOS · 56.4KScienceOS · 70.5KScienceOS · 69.2KScienceOS · 64.9KAI 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 · 24.7KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$9per month
€7.25per month · free tier available
$24per month
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Plans
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Trial $9Monthly $19/moYearly $14/moBeliever $347
Free FreeAngel €7.25/moTeam €6/moInstitution Custom
Ready $29/moFor $49/moFor Ph $375/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
DocumentsText
Text
Output
DataText
Text
DataText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Blog GeneratorAI Research Papers+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
Research papers
Academic research
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Citations
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Scientific literature exploration
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Citation verification
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Literature reviews
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Academic citation
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Research assistance
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Scientific q a
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PDF analysis
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Research papers analysis
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Research papers drafting
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Scientific research
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Writing
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Academic writing
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Literature analysis
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Medical research
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Network diagrams
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