Consensus AI
AI-powered academic search engine that helps users find, analyze, and synthesize peer-reviewed scientific research.
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What is Consensus AI?
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search and research platform designed to help users find, understand, and analyze scientific research. It searches a database of more than 220 million peer-reviewed research papers and uses AI to provide citation-backed summaries and research insights. Users can search using natural-language questions, apply filters such as publication date, citation count, study type, sample size, and journal quality, and use tools such as Consensus Meter, Study Snapshot, Pro Analysis, Research Agent, and Chat with Full Text. Consensus can also analyze uploaded papers and personal research libraries, compare studies, trace citations and authors, identify research gaps, and support literature reviews.
Key features
- AI academic search
- 220M+ peer-reviewed research papers
- Natural-language research search
- Citation-backed answers
- Pro Search
- Deep Research
- Pro Messages
- Consensus Meter
- Study Snapshot
- Advanced search filters
- Chat with Full Text
- PDF analysis
- Paper comparison
How you can use it
Consensus can be used by students and researchers to find relevant academic papers, understand scientific findings, conduct literature reviews, compare studies, investigate research questions, and organize research sources. It is useful for academic assignments, systematic and rapid literature reviews, scientific research, medical research, evidence-based decision-making, research gap analysis, citation discovery, and preparing research reports. Professionals can also use it to quickly understand scientific evidence and stay updated on research in their field.
Plans & pricing
Consensus has a free tier with unlimited Papers searches, limited Pro messages, 3 Deep reviews per month, 10 Study Snapshots per month, and 30 API/MCP calls per month. The Pro plan costs $20/month or $144/year when billed annually, equivalent to $12/month. The Deep plan costs $65/month or $540/year when billed annually, equivalent to $45/month. Teams and Enterprise plans use custom pricing.
The strengths & trade-offs
Pros
- Large academic research database
- 220M+ peer-reviewed papers
- Citation-backed AI answers
- Designed specifically for research
- Full-text analysis
- Research Agent
- Deep research capabilities
- Consensus Meter
- Study Snapshot
- Advanced research filters
- Citation and author tracing
Cons
- Advanced features require a paid plan
- Deep research has monthly limits depending on plan
- Primarily focused on academic and scientific research
- Not designed as a general-purpose chatbot
- Full-text availability varies by paper
- Some papers may remain behind publisher paywalls
- AI-generated research summaries should still be checked against the original papers
Frequently asked questions
What is Consensus?
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that helps users find and understand peer-reviewed scientific research.
How many research papers does Consensus search?
Consensus searches a database of more than 220 million peer-reviewed research papers.
Is Consensus free?
Yes. Consensus has a free tier with access to core research search features.
How much does Consensus Pro cost?
Consensus Pro costs $20/month or $144/year when billed annually.
What is Consensus Deep?
Deep is a higher-tier plan designed for users who need significantly more Deep research reviews, with up to 200 Deep reviews per month.
What is the Consensus Research Agent?
Research Agent is an AI research assistant that can plan multi-step searches, use citation and author tools, apply academic filters, and produce citation-backed research answers.
Can Consensus analyze full research papers?
Yes. When full text is available, Consensus can analyze the methods, findings, and discussion sections rather than relying only on abstracts.
Can I upload my own papers to Consensus?
Yes. Users can upload PDFs and analyze them privately within Consensus.
Does Consensus support medical research?
Yes. Consensus provides a Medical Mode containing a curated collection of medical papers and clinical guidelines.
Does Consensus have an API?
Yes. Consensus provides an API for integrating research results into other AI tools and applications.