ScholarAI vs Perplexity AI vs Elicit vs AI Writer

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

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ScholarAI
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Perplexity AI
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Elicit
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AI Writer
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Competitor Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the 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
106.2Kvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
9.2Kvisits/mo
24.7Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 21.7%
▼ 8.2%
▼ 37.4%
▲ 8.4%
6-month growth
-22.5%
-42.9%
+0.1%
+46.5%
Global rank web
#323,702
#446
#2,562,886
#1,194,734
Avg. last 3 months
124.1K
104.9M
12.3K
22.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
33%
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42%
Pages / visit
1.9
3.6
1.5
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Visit duration
28s
4m 18s
4s
11s
Traffic sources
● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
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ScholarAIPerplexity AIElicitAI Writer
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KPerplexity 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 · 95.2MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KAI 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 · 24.7K1K10K100K1M10M100M1BScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KPerplexity 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 · 95.2MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KAI 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
$9.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$10per month · free tier available
$24per month
Free tier
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Plans
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
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Ready $29/moFor $49/moFor Ph $375/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
CodeDocumentsImagesText
DocumentsText
Text
Output
Text
CodeText
DataText
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Blog GeneratorAI Research Papers+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
Research papers
Literature reviews
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Research papers drafting
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Research assistance
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific literature exploration
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Search engine
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Citation formatting
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Document summarization
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Research papers analysis
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Scientific writing
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Summarizing
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Academic writing
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Citation verification
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Homework assistance
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Medical research
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