Elicit vs IPRally 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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IPRally
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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 IPRally
iprally.com
IPRally is an AI patent engine built for prior art search, patent intelligence and drafting.
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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
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64.9Kvisits/mo
24.7Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
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▼ 6.2%
▲ 8.4%
6-month growth
+0.1%
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+1.2%
+46.5%
Global rank web
#2,562,886
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#464,304
#1,194,734
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
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68.2K
22.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
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39%
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Pages / visit
1.5
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3.7
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Visit duration
4s
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1m 37s
11s
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● Direct 98% · ● Mail 2%
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ElicitIPRallyScienceOSAI Writer
019.9K39.8K59.7K79.7KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KScienceOS · 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 · 9.2KScienceOS · 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
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Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
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€7.25per month · free tier available
$24per month
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Plans
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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
DocumentsImagesText
DocumentsText
Text
Output
DataText
DocumentsText
DataText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Legal & FinanceResearch & AnalyticsAI Legal AssistantAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Blog GeneratorAI Research Papers+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
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Scientific literature exploration
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Literature reviews
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Patent analysis
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Research assistance
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Scientific q a
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PDF analysis
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Patent applications
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Research papers analysis
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Research papers drafting
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Writing
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Citation verification
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Competitive analysis
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IP risk assessment
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Legal research
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Literature analysis
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Medical research
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Network diagrams
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