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Elicit vs Paperguide: catalog facts
Elicit	Paperguide
Freemium Check the site for current free and paid plans.	Freemium Free to start, with paid plans and demos for teams.
Web	Web
Finds, summarizes and extracts data from papers in one place Built for literature reviews and evidence synthesis	Cited answers from a large paper index Imports libraries from Zotero and Mendeley
Web only, needs an internet connection Plan details are not given on the homepage	Web only, with no offline use AI answers still need checking against the sources
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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