Elicit vs Sourcely vs AI Writer vs ScholarAI

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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Sourcely
Competitor 2
AI Writer
Competitor 3
ScholarAI
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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 Sourcely
sourcely.net
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Competitor AI Writer
ai-writer.com
Long-form content that passes as human-written
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Competitor ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
121.3Kvisits/mo
24.7Kvisits/mo
106.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 8.4%
▼ 21.7%
6-month growth
+0.1%
-27.7%
+46.5%
-22.5%
Global rank web
#2,562,886
#330,988
#1,194,734
#323,702
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
143.2K
22.7K
124.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
39%
42%
37%
Pages / visit
1.5
2.2
2.1
1.9
Visit duration
4s
33s
11s
28s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
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● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
ElicitSourcelyAI WriterScholarAI
050.7K101.4K152K202.7KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KAI 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 · 24.7KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2K1K10K100K1MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KSourcely · 173KSourcely · 157.2KSourcely · 167.7KSourcely · 167.8KSourcely · 202.7KSourcely · 169.2KSourcely · 161.1KSourcely · 147.1KSourcely · 121.3KAI 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 · 24.7KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$24per month
$9.99per month · free tier available
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Free FreeUltra $19/moMax $39/mo
Ready $29/moFor $49/moFor Ph $375/mo
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
Text
Text
DocumentsText
Output
DataText
Text
Text
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Blog GeneratorAI Research Papers+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 4 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Academic research
Research
Research papers
Literature reviews
Citations
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Academic citation
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Research papers summaries
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Citation formatting
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Research papers drafting
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Research assistance
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Scientific literature exploration
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Research papers analysis
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Scientific research
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Scientific writing
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Writing
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Academic q a
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Academic writing
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Citation verification
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Medical research
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