What is Consensus?
Consensus is an AI search engine for scientific research that finds and synthesises evidence from peer-reviewed papers — answering your question with a consensus verdict ('Yes', 'No', 'Mixed') based on actual study findings, with citations to the underlying papers.
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Key Features
Here's what makes Consensus stand out:
- Evidence — based answers
- Paper synthesis — Combines conclusions from multiple studies into a single structured answer with citations.
- Citation export — Downloads paper references in BibTeX or other formats for use in your own research.
- Yes/No consensus meter ��� Shows at a glance how many studies support or contradict a specific research claim. — Yes/No consensus meter ��� Shows at a glance how many studies support or contradict a specific research claim.
- Search filtering — Allows users to narrow down search results by factors such as study type, publication date, and author.
Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Cites real papers — especially for evidence-based answers workflows where Consensus consistently outperforms manual approaches
- Great for quick evidence checks
- Comprehensive coverage of scientific literature — with over 200 million papers across various fields
- User-friendly interface — making it easy for non-experts to navigate and understand complex research topics
❌ Cons
- Narrow to published research — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
- Some papers paywalled — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
- Limited support for non-English languages — which may limit its usefulness for researchers working in certain fields or regions
- May not always capture the nuances of complex research topics — which can lead to oversimplification or misinterpretation of results
Our Rating
Who Should Use Consensus?
Best for: Researchers, healthcare professionals, students, and evidence-based practitioners who need to quickly find and synthesise scientific evidence on specific questions rather than searching through individual papers.
- Finding scientific consensus on health, nutrition, and clinical questions
- Synthesising evidence from multiple studies into a single verdict
- Quickly checking if a claim has scientific support before writing
- Getting cited summaries of research without reading full papers
- Comparing evidence strength across different research questions
Consensus Pricing
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 20 searches/mo, basic consensus meter, paper summaries |
| Pro | $8.99/mo | Unlimited searches, advanced synthesis, evidence ranking, GPT-4 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Team access, API, custom integrations, priority support |
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Final Verdict
Consensus fills a specific gap — answering evidence-based questions with actual paper citations rather than AI-generated summaries that may hallucinate. For clinical, health, and scientific questions where accuracy matters, it's more reliable than ChatGPT. The free tier covers basic research; Pro at $8.99/mo adds advanced synthesis features.