Elicit vs Claude Code vs OpenCode vs Scite

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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Claude Code
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OpenCode
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Scite
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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 Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
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Competitor Scite
scite.ai
Smart citations that show how papers are cited
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
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700.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▼ 6.8%
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▲ 1.8%
6-month growth
+0.1%
+106.6%
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-27.6%
Global rank web
#2,562,886
#434
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#75,906
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
125.2M
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716.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
64%
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47%
Pages / visit
1.5
2.2
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2.9
Visit duration
4s
2m 36s
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2m 09s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
ElicitClaude CodeOpenCodeScite
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2K1K10K100K1M10M100M1BElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
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Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
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$20per month · free tier available
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
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Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
CodeText
CodeText
Text
Output
DataText
Code
Code
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Academic research
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Research
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Research papers
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Agents
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Literature reviews
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Research papers analysis
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Development
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Academic citation
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Citation verification
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Citations
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Research assistance
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Terminal
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Academic paper evaluation
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Local AI
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Medical research
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Refactoring
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Research trends tracking
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Self hosted
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