Perplexity
Conversational search that cites its sources and offers deep research modes.
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Perplexity vs Elicit
Perplexity (Perplexity) and Elicit (Elicit) both sit in Search & Research. Elicit is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $11/mo. Elicit shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (8 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Perplexity Perplexity | Elicit Elicit |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Search & Research | Search & Research |
| Version | Sonar API | Research Agent |
| Entry cost | from $20/mo | Free tier · from $11/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Pro $20 · Max $200 · Enterprise Pro $40 | Basic free · Plus $11 · Pro (Annual) $39 · Pro (Monthly) $49 · Scale (Annual) $89 · Scale (Monthly) $169 |
| Model stack | Claude Opus 4.5 · Frontier Models · Gemini 3 Pro · GPT-5.2 · Sonar | Claude · Elicit Research Agent · GPT-5.2 |
| Context window | Varies by model | Not published |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 2 | 8 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Cited answers, Deep research, Comet browser, Spaces, Shopping, Focus modes, Gateway API, Agent API | Systematic review screening, Data extraction tables, 125M paper index, PDF chat, Report generation, Research Agent, Research Reports, Systematic Literature Reviews |
Elicit
Finds, screens and extracts data from academic literature at scale.
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