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Elicit vs Perplexity: pick by the shape of the answer you want back

Elicit and Perplexity both get called "AI research tools," so people treat them as two brands of the same thing. They aren't. One gives you an answer with links. The other gives you a table of papers. The fastest way to pick is to name the shape of what you want back before you name a tool. This is…

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  1. 2026-11-02 18:08 · DEV Community — AI
    Elicit vs Perplexity: pick by the shape of the answer you want back

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