Consensus
Answers research questions straight from published studies.
No score, no verdict — we haven't used this one. Everything below is factual information we compiled, not a review.
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Decision snapshot
The short version, before the detail.
Best for
- Researchers
- Clinicians
- Science writers
- Students
- Category
- Research
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free tier
- Yes
Consensus searches peer-reviewed research and answers a yes/no question with what the studies actually found, showing the balance of evidence rather than a single confident answer.
What it can actually do
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Evidence
Judgement
How people actually use it
The path from a blank page to something you can ship.
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That's the shape it's built for.
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Disagreement is information, not a failure.
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A large trial and a small one aren't equal evidence.
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Cite the source, not the summary.
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The research neighbourhood
Everything close to Consensus that we know about. Hover a tool for the short version.
Consensus
Connected Papers
Connected Papers
Maps how a paper relates to its field.
freemium
not tested
NotebookLM
NotebookLM
Grounds answers strictly in the documents you upload.
free
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SciSpace
SciSpace
Explains dense papers paragraph by paragraph.
freemium
not tested
Elicit
Elicit
Finds and summarises academic papers into evidence tables.
freemium
not tested
Perplexity
Perplexity
Answer engine that cites its sources as it searches.
freemium
not tested
Consensus, answered
Consensus searches peer-reviewed research and answers a yes/no question with what the studies actually found, showing the balance of evidence rather than a single confident answer.
Yes — free tier available. We haven't verified current pricing on this one — check Consensus's own pricing page before you commit to anything.
No. This page is factual product information we compiled, not a review. We publish scores and verdicts only for tools we've paid for and used, so there is no rating here. For Research tools we have tested, see the Research category.
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We haven't tested Consensus
Everything above is factual information about the product, compiled by us. What's missing is the part that needs a card and a fortnight: a score, an honest verdict, what actually broke, and whether the pricing holds up in practice. We publish those only for tools we've paid for and used.
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- Compiled product facts
- What it isn't
- A review or a recommendation
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