Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Elicit
Elicit clearly comes out ahead of Explainpaper on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $16/mo for Explainpaper and $49/mo for Elicit.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | Explainpaper | Elicit |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentAI & Machine LearningEducation & EdTech | Data & AnalyticsAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | ai-research | ai-research |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | explainpaper | elicit |
|---|---|---|
| Ask Questions About Your Paper | ||
| 2 Automated Reports Per Month | ||
| Generate Summaries For The Entire Paper | ||
| Dedicated Systematic Review Workflow | ||
| Instant, Simple Explanations For Complex Concepts | ||
| Document Chat | ||
| Powered By Advanced Ai Models | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Save Your Highlights And Explanations | ||
| Extended Access To Research Agent | ||
| Upload Any Research Paper | ||
| Figure Extraction | ||
| Full Access To Research Agent | ||
| Limited Access To Research Agent | ||
| No Training On Your Data By Default | ||
| Real-Time Collaboration | ||
| Unlimited Paper Alerts | ||
| Unlimited Search Across More Than 138 Million Papers | ||
| Unlimited Summaries Across As Many Papers As You Want | ||
| Zotero Import |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Elicit comes out ahead overall, though Explainpaper can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Explainpaper's paid plans start at $16/mo and Elicit's start at $49/mo, so Explainpaper is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Explainpaper and Elicit offer a free tier.
Explainpaper scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Elicit exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
