Elicit vs ScholarAI vs Connected Papers 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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ScholarAI
Competitor 2
Connected Papers
Competitor 3
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 ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Competitor Connected Papers
connectedpapers.com
Visual tool for exploring related research
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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
106.2Kvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
700.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▼ 21.7%
▼ 18.7%
▲ 1.8%
6-month growth
+0.1%
-22.5%
-34.0%
-27.6%
Global rank web
#2,562,886
#323,702
#76,429
#75,906
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
124.1K
709.4K
716.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
37%
44%
47%
Pages / visit
1.5
1.9
2.7
2.9
Visit duration
4s
28s
2m 05s
2m 09s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 14%
ElicitScholarAIConnected PapersScite
0263.3K526.6K789.9K1.1MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KConnected 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 · 600.7KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2K1K10K100K1M10MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KConnected 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 · 600.7KScite · 983KScite · 874.9KScite · 885.4KScite · 840.8KScite · 967KScite · 1.1MScite · 1MScite · 762KScite · 687.8KScite · 700.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
$6per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
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Connect FreeBasic $20/moPro $50/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
TextWeb pages
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Output
DataText
Text
Data
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Academic research
Research
Literature reviews
Research papers analysis
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Citation verification
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Research assistance
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research navigation
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Academic paper evaluation
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Citation formatting
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Research recommendations
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Medical research
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Research papers drafting
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Research trends tracking
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