Consensus
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine designed to find evidence-based answers from scientific research. Unlike general search engines, Consensus searches through over 200 million peer-reviewed papers to surface direct answers to research questions. It provides a Consensus Meter showing the scientific agreement on a given topic, AI-generated research summaries with citations, and study.
Key Features
- AI search across 200M+ peer-reviewed research papers
- Consensus Meter showing scientific agreement on topics
- Study Snapshot extraction of key findings and methodology
- Copilot for question refinement and follow-up suggestions
Pros
- + Consensus Meter uniquely visualizes scientific agreement
- + Excellent for quickly understanding a research landscape
- + Very affordable premium pricing
- + User-friendly interface for non-academic audiences
Cons
- − Results limited to indexed peer-reviewed papers
- − Not designed for systematic reviews like Elicit
- − Covers mainly biomedical and social sciences
- − AI summaries may oversimplify complex findings
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Quick Facts
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Free tier; Premium: $8.99/mo (annual); Teams: custom pricing
- Category
- AI Research
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5
- Subcategory
- Evidence Search
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