Elicit vs Defapi vs Perplexity AI

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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DDefapi
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Perplexity AI
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Competitor DDefapi
defapi.org
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
2.4Kvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▼ 42.6%
▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
+0.1%
-86.2%
-42.9%
Global rank web
#2,562,886
#4,650,820
#446
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
4.8K
104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
36%
33%
Pages / visit
1.5
1.4
3.6
Visit duration
4s
7s
4m 18s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
ElicitDefapiPerplexity AI
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KDefapi · 11.1KDefapi · 13KDefapi · 12.4KDefapi · 17.7KDefapi · 9.4KDefapi · 6.2KDefapi · 7.6KDefapi · 4.2KDefapi · 2.4KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2M1K10K100K1M10M100M1BElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KDefapi · 11.1KDefapi · 13KDefapi · 12.4KDefapi · 17.7KDefapi · 9.4KDefapi · 6.2KDefapi · 7.6KDefapi · 4.2KDefapi · 2.4KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
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$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview $1/$6/per requestClaude Sonnet 4.6 $1.5/$7.5/per requestClaude Opus 4.6 $2.5/$12.5/per requestSora 2 Stable $0.175+/per request+2 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
AudioImagesText
CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
DataText
AudioImagesText
CodeText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Development & CodeAI API
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
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Research papers
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Literature reviews
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AI search
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API integrations
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APIs
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Academic research
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Research assistance
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Search engine
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API management
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Chatbots
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Document summarization
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Research papers analysis
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Summarizing
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API security
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Homework assistance
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Medical research
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Writing
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