Comparison
Consensus vs SciSpace
Consensus: Search 200M+ scientific papers with AI and get real citations. SciSpace: Read papers with a copilot that explains what you don't understand.
| Consensus | SciSpace | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Price | Freemium Free plan with unlimited searches and 10 Pro analyses/month. Pro $10/month. | Freemium Free Basic plan with 100 credits and limited queries. Premium $12/month with unlimited copilot and summaries; Teams $20/user/month. |
| Free plan | ||
| API available | ||
| Open source | ||
| In Spanish | ||
| No watermark | — | — |
| Platforms | Web | Web · Extension |
Consensus
- Answers based on real papers, with verifiable citations
- Consensus meter: see how much scientific agreement there is on a topic
- Unlimited free searches; you can ask in Spanish
- Advanced analyses (Pro Analysis, Deep) have monthly quotas
- English interface, although it understands questions in Spanish
SciSpace
- Explains whichever paragraph you select, in plain language and in Spanish
- Chrome extension that works on Google Scholar and PubMed
- More than 40,000 scientific journal formatting templates
- The 100 free credits run out in one or two projects
- Less powerful than Elicit for systematic reviews