Elicit now gives you a single pool of monthly usage, shared across all your plan’s available features and workflows— so you can do whatever your research needs, large or small. This replaces older, less flexible per-workflow usage counts and the daily Research Agent caps.
What changed
Previously, your Elicit subscription included a static number of workflows (e.g. Reports or Systematic Literature Reviews) each month, and the Research Agent had its own separate daily usage cap. Both are gone.
In their place is a single pool of monthly usage that you can use however your research demands — more with Research Agent tasks one week, more on Reports or Systematic Reviews the next.
Why usage changed
This is the natural evolution from traditional software to AI-native products. As Elicit becomes more agentic, the work it does for you is far more variable than it used to be. A quick answer and a multi-step analysis of a large dataset are worlds apart, and a fixed count of workflows can be limiting.
A single pool of usage resolves these limitations. It gives you one pool of usage instead of separate buckets that don’t reflect how research actually happens. Leading AI tools are converging on the same model for the same reason.
What hasn’t changed
Your subscription plan price isn't changing. This affects how your usage is measured, not what you pay.
What counts toward your usage
Your monthly usage is shared across everything your Elicit subscription plan includes:
Research Agent
Reports
Systematic Literature Reviews (for Pro, Scale, and Enterprise users)
How usage is measured
Your usage reflects the size and complexity of the work you ask Elicit to do. A quick question uses very little. A long Agent session that reads large files, extracts several columns of data, or generates figures uses more.
The same applies to Reports and Systematic Literature Reviews — deeper, larger pieces of work use more of your monthly usage. Usage isn’t a fixed amount per action, because the work varies so much from one task to the next.
Higher tier subscription plans include more monthly usage to enable more comprehensive research. Scale plans have the highest usage limits available to self-service, individual users. Contact our sales team for Enterprise-level usage.
What happens when you exceed your included monthly usage
It depends on your plan:
Basic (free) & Plus subscribers: You’ll be able to access quick tools like Find Papers and Chat with Papers until your usage resets at the start of your next monthly cycle, based on subscription date. If you find you’re consistently exceeding your monthly usage on your Plus subscription, consider upgrading to Pro or Scale.
Pro & Scale subscribers: You can turn on extra usage to keep working. You’ll be billed at the end of your monthly cycle for any additional usage incurred beyond your monthly included usage. You can set a monthly spend limit, so you stay in control of any additional cost.
Extra usage (Pro and Scale)
If you regularly need more than your plan includes, Pro and Scale users can enable extra usage. You set a monthly spend limit; once you reach it, extra usage stops until the next period. You're never charged beyond the limit you set.
Where to see your usage
Open your Account Settings page to see your current monthly usage and when it resets. Pro and Scale subscribers can also enable Extra Usage from this page.
When your usage resets
Your monthly usage refreshes on your subscription date. If you pay for your subscription annually, your usage will reset on the monthly anniversary of your subscription date. For example, if your annual plan runs from July 19, 2026 to July 19, 2027, your monthly usage limit will reset on the 19th of each month.
Unused usage does not roll over to the next month.
FAQ
Is my price changing?
No. This changes how your usage is measured, not what you pay.
What happened to my workflows?
Workflow counts have been replaced by your monthly usage pool. You can still create Reports and Systematic Literature Reviews exactly as before — they now draw from your included usage instead of a separate, static count that ignored the size of the Report or Review.
Do unused amounts carry over?
No. Usage resets at the start of each billing period and doesn't roll over.
Can I still use Elicit if I reach my monthly usage?
Yes. Across all plans, you’ll still have access to tools like Find Papers and Chat with Papers. You’ll also still receive alerts you’ve set, and can continue to upload and Chat with Papers in your Library
I'm on an annual plan — how does this work?
Your usage still refreshes monthly, even if you pay for your subscription annually. Your usage will reset on the monthly anniversary of your subscription date. For example, if your annual plan runs from June 19, 2026 to June 19, 2027, your monthly usage limit will reset on the 19th of each month.
I'm part of a team on a Scale plan — is usage shared?
Yes, usage is shared across the entire team on a Scale plan. The total included usage for a team is based on the number of members in the team (e.g. a 4 member team has 4x the amount of usage of an individual).
What happens if I see something off in my usage?
If you see something off in your usage, contact [email protected] and we'll help sort it out.
Does editing or re-running something count again?
Any new actions taken on an existing session will count as usage. If you make an edit to a Systematic Literature Review that results in additional extraction or a full-rerun, usage will be tracked.
Why did one session need more usage than another?
Usage reflects the size and complexity of your work. Sessions that read large files, run heavier analysis, or generate figures incur higher usage more than a quick summary.