Consensus
Ask questions of scientific papers and inspect the studies behind the answers.
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Quick facts
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- Consensus
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- Plan pricing
- Free; paid from US$12/month (Pro billed US$144/year) Vendor source checked; not a hands-on review
- Free plan
- Yes — check limits
- Free trial
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About Consensus
Consensus is an AI-powered academic literature search engine that retrieves scholarly papers before generating cited research summaries. It combines natural-language and keyword search, applies academic relevance and quality signals, and uses AI to synthesize findings, compare study characteristics and reveal disagreements. The Pro experience includes unlimited Pro summaries and Deep reviews with monthly usage allowances, while the permanent Free tier supports basic paper discovery and limited AI analysis. Research Agent handles multi-step research questions, Study Snapshot extracts methodology and sample details, and the Consensus Meter highlights how eligible papers answer yes/no questions. My Library, a Zotero import, API endpoints and MCP connectors support workflows outside the main website. Consensus is a research accelerator, not a systematic-review protocol or medical decision engine: the vendor acknowledges gaps in corpus coverage and recommends checking original methods, context and citations.
Best for
Academic researchers, students, analysts, clinicians reading evidence, journalists fact-checking research and teams conducting early-stage literature scans. Poor fit for general web search, definitive systematic reviews without expert appraisal or claims based only on an AI summary.
Consensus pros and cons
Pros
- Every generated scientific synthesis starts with retrieved papers and uses inspectable citations instead of free-form answers alone.
- A useful perpetual Free tier gives unlimited basic paper searches and limited Pro/Deep analysis before purchase.
- Deep Review and Study Snapshot support structured literature comparison without manual extraction of every paper.
- Zotero import, library organization, API and MCP support researchers working across tools.
- The vendor documents its research methods and important limits of coverage and AI summaries.
Cons
- −Corpus coverage is broad but incomplete; relevant full texts, unpublished work and some fields may be missing.
- −Summaries and Consensus Meter are not replacements for study appraisal, systematic-review methodology or clinical advice.
- −Free Pro, Deep and Study Snapshot allowances are small for heavy research schedules.
- −API/MCP calls share quotas, and optional overages can add variable monthly usage costs.
- −Zotero import needs manual re-import; a live two-way library sync is not documented.
Features
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Pricing at a glance
US$0; unlimited basic Papers searches, 10 Pro messages, 3 Deep reviews, 10 Study Snapshots and 30 included API/MCP calls per month.
US$20/month on monthly billing or US$144/year (US$12/month equivalent); unlimited Pro messages, 15 Deep reviews and 500 API/MCP calls monthly.
US$65/month on monthly billing or US$540/year (US$45/month equivalent); 200 Deep reviews, unlimited Pro and 2000 API/MCP calls monthly.
Custom quote depending on team size; per-person included Pro access, 50 Deep reviews per member and 500 shared-pool API/MCP calls per member monthly. Pricing request required.
Custom quote for large research institutions (vendor describes >200 users), central management, discounts, training and library integration.
Official pricing / availability source · Checked 26 October 2026. Confirm current taxes, regional terms and allowances. A listed plan is not necessarily the cheapest option.
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