Elicit vs Microsoft Copilot Search

Elicit is an AI research assistant for researchers gathering and assessing evidence. Its Research Agent draws on scientific databases, academic journals, public data sources, uploaded documents, a corpus of 138 million academic papers, and the wider web. A session can use up to 20 uploaded resources, including PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and JPG files. Elicit offers Research Agent sessions, Research Reports, and Systematic Reviews, and supports AI-generated claims with sentence-level citations to underlying sources. It can find up to 1,000 relevant papers and analyze up to 20,000 data points at once. Research Reports export as PDF or Word, tables as CSV or Excel, and references as RIS or BIB. Elicit runs on the web and provides an API, but API access requires Pro or above. Its MCP server connects to Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other compatible clients using OAuth 2.0. Basic is free with limited usage for Research Agent and Research Reports; Plus costs $11 a month. Pro is $39 a month and Scale is $89 a month. Elicit states that it has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance.

Microsoft Copilot Search in Bing combines conventional web search with generated responses for information discovery. Depending on the query, it may show a direct answer, a summary of key points, or a structured presentation. Responses cite sources and provide links to material used for the answer. Results are grounded in Bing and in additional searches made for the query. Users can enter complex questions or ask follow-ups, while related-topic suggestions support continued exploration and keep earlier results available on the same page. Related image and video results are included. Copilot Search is available on the web and through the Bing mobile app for Android and iOS. Microsoft presents it for quick discovery, deeper research, and learning through follow-up questions. The listed plan costs nothing. Availability is stated as worldwide except Russia and China, although functionality may differ by device type, market, or browser version. Microsoft Corporation is the maker.