# Elicit ## Kurzbeschreibung **“AI for scientific research.”** Elicit is an AI-powered research assistant designed to search for, review, evaluate, and synthesize scientific literature. The tool supports basic literature searches, automated research reports, and systematic reviews, including screening, data extraction, and citation management. All key AI statements are to be linked to text passages from the underlying publications. ## Claim AI for scientific research. ## Geeignet für - API Integration - Education - Data Analysis - Data Extraction / Document Analysis - Medicine & Healthcare - Research - Texts / Content - Science - Knowledge Management / Internal Search ## Kernfunktionen - API - Data extraction - Evidence synthesis - Research - Research Reports - Literature review - Paper Chat - Source Analysis - Screening - Studies - systematic reviews - scholarly research - Zotero ## Preismodell - **free:** Limited Research Agent, monthly limited automated reports, unlimited search across more than 138 million publications, unlimited abstracts, Paper-Chat when full text is available, source display, and Zotero import. - **subscription:** **Plus** Includes Basic features plus expanded access to the Research Agent, more automated reports, export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, and DOCX, larger extraction tables, and clinical trial search. **Pro** For systematic reviews; includes an advanced Research Agent, a dedicated review workflow, higher screening and report quotas, research alerts, custom extraction from uploads, explanations for AI responses, output templates, and API access. **Scale** For collaborative research teams; includes Pro features plus full Research Agent access, image interpretation, real-time collaboration, larger reports and tables, and an admin panel with usage and seat management. **Enterprise** For corporations, universities, and research institutions; includes SSO/SAML, 2FA, domain verification, user analytics, custom deployments, single-tenancy options, custom data sources and templates, higher review limits, unlimited alerts and API usage, and no training on customer data by default. - **other:** Elicit API API access is available starting with the Pro plan; reports and reviews generated via the API count toward the respective workflow quota. According to the documentation, systematic reviews via the API are reserved for Enterprise plans. Institutional Agreements Custom contracts for universities, research groups, and companies, including onboarding, training, customer success, and customized data sources. ## DSGVO und Datenschutz **Gesamteinschätzung:** Yes **Overall assessment:** **** Cloud-based SaaS with a web interface, API, external AI models, and optional enterprise deployments. Elicit operates entirely as a web-based research platform. Regular local desktop operation, self-hosting, or traditional on-premise hosting is not publicly advertised. According to the pricing page, enterprise customers can arrange custom deployments such as single-tenancy. Depending on usage, Elicit processes research questions, search queries, paper lists, uploaded publications, extracted tables, reports, paper chats, research alerts, as well as account, usage, and technical data. The DPA also permits the processing of personal data contained in customer content; which, depending on customer usage, may also include special categories such as health, biometric, or political data. The platform accesses scientific publications, conference proceedings, and registered clinical trials. Users can upload their own documents and integrate institutional journal access or custom data sources. Training: According to Elicit, no training is performed by default for Enterprise data. For other plans, there is no equivalent, clearly formulated public commitment. Third-party providers such as OpenAI may be involved in AI processing; for Enterprise, corresponding agreements are intended to exclude the use of training data. Storage Location and Retention: Elicit uses cloud infrastructure and cites AWS-based security services. A specific default region for customer data is not publicly specified. According to the DPA, customer data is processed during the term of the contract and, if applicable, for a subsequent period in accordance with the contract; a deletion confirmation in accordance with the SCCs can be requested in writing. **Conclusion:** Elicit is particularly strong for cloud-based scientific research and evidence synthesis. For confidential research, the Enterprise plan is preferable, as it includes a DPA, a non-training commitment, subprocessor review, a single-tenancy option, and contractually stipulated deletion. [Privacy Policy](https://elicit.com/operations/privacy?utm_source=chatgpt.com) [Data Processing Addendum](https://elicit.com/operations/dpa?utm_source=chatgpt.com) **Overall assessment:** **** Conditionally to well suited for GDPR compliance, particularly in the enterprise contract. A positive aspect is that Elicit provides a public Data Processing Addendum that governs the processing of customers’ personal data as a data processor. The DPA incorporates the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, supports controller-to-processor and processor-to-processor transfers, requires subprocessors to implement comparable safeguards, and mandates notification of data breaches within 72 hours of discovery at the latest. Elicit also publishes a list of subprocessors and enables notifications regarding changes. Other **positive **features include SOC 2 controls, encryption in transit and at rest, regular penetration tests and vulnerability scans, as well as security monitoring via AWS GuardDuty and Cloudflare WAF. Elicit explicitly states that it does not use enterprise user data for model training; contracts with external providers such as OpenAI are also intended to preclude the use of this data for training. **A negative aspect** is that Elicit is operated by the U.S.-based Elicit Research, PBC, and international data transfers may be required. No binding EU data residency or publicly documented European standard data center location was found: no verified information is available. The DPA uses SCCs for limited third-country transfers and designates Irish law and Irish courts for the EU standard contractual clauses. For Basic, Plus, Pro, and Scale, the official pricing page does not include a general non-training commitment as clear as that for Enterprise. No reliable information is available as to whether all uploaded content from all standard plans is generally excluded from training. Particularly sensitive, unpublished, or personal research documents should therefore preferably be processed via contractually verified Enterprise access. **Conclusion:** Elicit can be used in compliance with the GDPR through a DPA, SCCs, an Enterprise contract, access controls, and vetting of subprocessors. For health data, unpublished research, trade secrets, or special categories of personal data, a data protection impact assessment and documented approval should also be conducted. [Privacy Policy](https://elicit.com/operations/privacy?utm_source=chatgpt.com) [Data Processing Addendum](https://elicit.com/operations/dpa?utm_source=chatgpt.com) ## Hosting und Daten - **On-Prem / lokales Hosting:** unknown - **Private Cloud / Rechenzentrum:** teilweise / indirekt - **EU SaaS / Managed:** unknown - **Hybrid:** teilweise / indirekt - **AVV / DPA:** abgedeckt - **Kein Training auf Kundendaten:** teilweise / indirekt - **Open-Source / Transparenz-Pfad:** teilweise / indirekt ## Standort **Land:** USA **Taxonomie:** USA Elicit Research, PBC, 440 N Barranca Avenue, #1595, Covina, CA 91723, USA ## Vorteile - Highly specialized in scientific literature - Traceable citations down to the specific source passage - Combination of semantic and traditional keyword search - Structured workflows instead of mere chat responses - Support for comprehensive systematic reviews - Custom screening criteria and extraction columns - Collaborative editing and administration in higher-tier plans - SOC 2 Type II and formal DPA available - Enterprise options such as SSO, SAML, 2FA, and single tenancy. ## Nachteile - AI-powered searches do not guarantee comprehensive coverage of the relevant literature. - Extracted information and summaries may contain errors or misinterpretations. - Coverage depends on metadata, full-text access, and available databases. - Not a substitute for library databases, subject matter experts, or methodological quality assurance. - Higher rates are required for comprehensive reviews. - Full team, governance, and no-training commitments are primarily reserved for the Enterprise offering. - No generally available local or fully offline-usable product. - The public server location is not clearly identified. ## Quellen - Offizielle Website: https://elicit.com/ ## Letzter Datenstand 2026-06-10 ## Originalseite https://kifox.ai/en/ki-tools/elicit-en/