Price: Free plan with unlimited searches and 10 Pro analyses/month. Pro $10/month.
Platforms: Web
Free plan: yes
API available: no
Open source: no
Available in Spanish: yes
What is Consensus?
Consensus is an AI academic search engine: you ask a question and it synthesises what more than 200 million peer-reviewed scientific papers say, with verifiable citations. Its consensus meter shows how much agreement there is in the literature. Essential for researchers, students, clinicians and anyone who wants answers grounded in science.
Pros
- 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
- Discounts for students (40%) and clinicians (25%)
Cons
- Advanced analyses (Pro Analysis, Deep) have monthly quotas
- English interface, although it understands questions in Spanish
- Limited to the scientific domain: not useful for general topics
Frequently asked questions
Is Consensus free?
Yes, with unlimited searches and 10 Pro analyses a month. The Pro plan ($10/month) unlocks advanced analysis and features with no quotas.
How is it different from ChatGPT?
It only answers from peer-reviewed scientific literature and always with citations, so its answers are verifiable and free of invention.
Can I ask in Spanish?
Yes, it understands questions in Spanish, although the papers and the interface are mostly in English.