Elicit alternatives

Closest first: ordered by how many of Elicit's tasks each tool shares, then by popularity.

1. 1

   HumataVerifiedFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   Lets researchers, students, and teams ask questions across their PDFs and get answers with citations.

   Also does:Asking questions about your documentsSummarizing long text

   Web

2. 2

   ChatPDFVerifiedFree tier

   Upload a document, ask questions in plain language, and get answers with page citations.

   Also does:Asking questions about your documentsSummarizing long text

   Web

3. 3P

   PerplexityFree tier

   An AI search assistant that answers questions with cited web sources and supports multi-step deep research reports.

   Also does:Researching a topicSummarizing long text

   Web · iOS · Android · Browser extension

4. 4

   Microsoft CopilotVerifiedFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   An AI assistant for everyday and work tasks, with chat, search, drafting and image creation.

   Also does:Summarizing long textResearching a topic

   Web · Windows · Mac · iOS · Android

5. 5N

   NotebookLMFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   Google's AI notebook that grounds every answer in your uploaded documents, PDFs and audio files with source citations.

   Also does:Researching a topicSummarizing long text

   Web · iOS · Android

6. 6

   WordtuneVerifiedFree tier · from $4.89/mo

   AI writing assistant for students and professionals to rewrite, proofread, summarize, and translate into English.

   Also does:Summarizing long text

   Browser extension

7. 7S

   SciSpacePaid

   An AI tool for reading research papers with inline concept explanations, full-paper Q&A and related literature discovery.

   Also does:Researching a topicSummarizing long text

   Web · Browser extension

8. 8

   ShortwaveVerifiedFree trial · from $30/mo

   An AI email assistant for teams and professionals that organizes inboxes, drafts replies, and schedules meetings.

   Also does:Summarizing long textAsking questions about your documents

   iOS · Android · Mac · Windows

9. 9C

   ChatGPTFree tier · from $8/mo

   OpenAI's AI assistant for questions, writing, coding and research, with a free tier and paid plans for more capable models.

   Also does:Researching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android · API

10. 10C

    ClaudeFree tier · from $20/mo

    Anthropic's AI assistant with a long context window, nuanced reasoning and strong performance on writing and analysis.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · iOS · Android · API

11. 11G

    Google GeminiFree tier · from $9.99/mo

    Google's multimodal AI assistant with live web search and deep integration with Gmail, Docs and Drive.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · iOS · Android

12. 12

    GrammarlyVerifiedFree tier · from $12/mo

    An AI writing assistant that checks grammar, tone, and clarity for individuals, teams, and organizations.

    Web · Windows · Mac · Android · iOS

13. 13Q

    QuillBotFree tier

    Paraphrasing and writing tool that rewrites text in several modes with grammar checking built in.

    Also does:Summarizing long text

    Web · Browser extension

14. 14

    NotionVerifiedFree tier · from $10/mo

    A connected workspace for team notes, projects, and knowledge, with AI and agents built in.

    Also does:Asking questions about your documents

    API

15. 15

    ManusVerifiedFree tier

    An autonomous AI agent for teams and individuals that completes tasks and builds web apps from prompts.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · API