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Consensus
Academic search engine that synthesizes peer-reviewed findings into concise, evidence-based answers.
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Consensus
Academic search engine that synthesizes peer-reviewed findings into concise, evidence-based answers.
What is Consensus?
Consensus applies AI search exclusively to scientific literature, drawing on a corpus of roughly 200 million papers. Its output is a synthesized answer supported by citations, plus indicators such as study design that help gauge evidence strength.
Compared with Perplexity, which mixes web sources of varying reliability, Consensus restricts itself to research papers, making it more appropriate for evidence questions in science and policy. Compared with Elicit, it favors fast answers over deep, table-based extraction.
The free tier covers basic searches; Premium at $11.99/mo expands AI analysis and usage limits. Key caveats include coverage gaps for very recent or niche topics and the risk of over-relying on summaries without reading methods. It is well suited to quick evidence checks rather than formal systematic reviews.
Best fit: Professionals and students needing quick, citable evidence checks
Strengths
- ✓ Restricted to academic sources
- ✓ Signals evidence strength at a glance
- ✓ Low-cost premium tier
Trade-offs
- – Less depth than extraction-focused tools
- – Gaps on recent or niche research
Use cases
- 01
Validating claims against peer-reviewed evidence
- 02
Sourcing citations for reports and articles
- 03
Assessing research direction on policy questions
Key features
- ✓Search across a large scientific paper corpus
- ✓Synthesized answers with citations
- ✓Consensus Meter for evidence direction
- ✓Filters by study design and publication details
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What is Consensus?+
Academic search engine that synthesizes peer-reviewed findings into concise, evidence-based answers. Best for professionals and students needing quick, citable evidence checks.
Consensus pricing?+
Free · Premium $11.99/mo (freemium).
What are Consensus’s main competitors?+
Perplexity, NotebookLM, Elicit and ChatGPT.
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