Semantic Scholar vs Elicit vs Connected Papers vs Dankgpt

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

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Semantic Scholar
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Elicit
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Connected Papers
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Dankgpt
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Semantic Scholar
semanticscholar.org
AI-powered research discovery
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Competitor Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Competitor Connected Papers
connectedpapers.com
Visual tool for exploring related research
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Competitor Dankgpt
dankgpt.com
Research papers pile up fast
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
6.6Mvisits/mo
9.2Kvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
344visits/mo
MoM change
▲ 11.2%
▼ 37.4%
▼ 18.7%
▼ 53.8%
6-month growth
-24.2%
+0.1%
-34.0%
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Global rank web
#10,569
#2,562,886
#76,429
#15,277,235
Avg. last 3 months
6.4M
12.3K
709.4K
705
Bounce rate lower is better
48%
37%
44%
39%
Pages / visit
2.7
1.5
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1.1
Visit duration
1m 46s
4s
2m 05s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
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● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
● Direct 43% · ● Search 32%
Semantic ScholarElicitConnected PapersDankgpt
02.2M4.4M6.6M8.7MSemantic Scholar · 7.2MSemantic Scholar · 6.7MSemantic Scholar · 6.9MSemantic Scholar · 7.1MSemantic Scholar · 8.7MSemantic Scholar · 8.7MSemantic Scholar · 7.9MSemantic Scholar · 6.6MSemantic Scholar · 5.9MSemantic Scholar · 6.6MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConnected 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 · 600.7KDankgpt · 1KDankgpt · 745Dankgpt · 3441001K10K100K1M10MSemantic Scholar · 7.2MSemantic Scholar · 6.7MSemantic Scholar · 6.9MSemantic Scholar · 7.1MSemantic Scholar · 8.7MSemantic Scholar · 8.7MSemantic Scholar · 7.9MSemantic Scholar · 6.6MSemantic Scholar · 5.9MSemantic Scholar · 6.6MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConnected 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 · 600.7KDankgpt · 1KDankgpt · 745Dankgpt · 344Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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Freemium
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Starting price
Free
$10per month · free tier available
$6per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
TextWeb pages
DocumentsText
Output
Text
DataText
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Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI FilesAI PDF+2 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 5 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Academic research
Research
Research papers analysis
Literature reviews
Scientific research navigation
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Scientific literature exploration
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