Elicit vs Connected Papers vs ScienceOS vs AI Writer

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

Your tool
Elicit
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Competitor 1
Connected Papers
Competitor 2
ScienceOS
Competitor 3
AI Writer
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
Competitor Connected Papers
connectedpapers.com
Visual tool for exploring related research
Competitor ScienceOS
scienceos.ai
Researchers waste hours hunting through literature—piecing together fragments from different papers
Competitor AI Writer
ai-writer.com
Long-form content that passes as human-written
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
64.9Kvisits/mo
24.7Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▼ 18.7%
▼ 6.2%
▲ 8.4%
6-month growth
+0.1%
-34.0%
+1.2%
+46.5%
Global rank web
#2,562,886
#76,429
#464,304
#1,194,734
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
709.4K
68.2K
22.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
44%
39%
42%
Pages / visit
1.5
2.7
3.7
2.1
Visit duration
4s
2m 05s
1m 37s
11s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
● Direct 98% · ● Mail 2%
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ElicitConnected PapersScienceOSAI Writer
0241.5K483K724.5K966KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KScienceOS · 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 · 24.7K1K10K100K1MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KScienceOS · 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
$6per month · free tier available
€7.25per month · free tier available
$24per month
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Free FreeAngel €7.25/moTeam €6/moInstitution Custom
Ready $29/moFor $49/moFor Ph $375/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
TextWeb pages
DocumentsText
Text
Output
DataText
Data
DataText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
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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Literature reviews
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Scientific literature exploration
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Citations
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Research papers analysis
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Research assistance
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Scientific q a
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Scientific research navigation
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PDF 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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Citation verification
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Literature analysis
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Medical research
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Network diagrams
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