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Consensus

by Consensus

🔍 Research & AI Search Engines freemium Launched: 2022

📖 What is Consensus?

Consensus is an AI academic search engine that extracts and synthesizes findings directly from peer-reviewed scientific research papers. It indexes over 200 million papers from Semantic Scholar, providing an aggregated 'Consensus Meter' indicating scientific agreement.

💡 Why It Matters

Consensus eliminates bias in research by pulling verified answers strictly from peer-reviewed journal papers rather than unverified blog posts or marketing copy.

🎯 Workplace Use Cases

  • Verifying medical or health claims against published clinical trials
  • Extracting scientific evidence for policy papers and executive strategy briefs
  • Analyzing consensus levels across conflicting academic literature studies
  • Drafting literature review summaries with inline DOI citations

🚀 How to Use It

Visit consensus.app, enter a research question (e.g., 'Does microdosing caffeine improve cognitive retention?'), and view the Consensus Meter synthesis and paper summaries.

✨ Key Features

  • Indexes 200 million+ peer-reviewed academic papers via Semantic Scholar
  • Consensus Meter indicating percentage agreement among scientific studies
  • Copilot agent for writing synthesized literature reviews
  • Quality filters (Journal rank, Study design, Sample size, Human vs. Animal trials)

💳 Pricing & Plans

Free Tier: Free plan includes unlimited basic searches and 20 AI Copilot credits.

Plan Price Notes
Premium $11.99/month ($8.99/mo annually) Unlimited AI Copilot credits, unlimited Consensus Meter analysis, export to CSV.
Teams $19.99/user/month Shared search repositories and administrative user license management.
✓ Pricing verified as of 2026-03-01
Who Uses It
Academic ResearchersMedical ProfessionalsPolicy AnalystsStudentsScience Writers
Supported Platforms
Web
Subcategory
academic-search
Asset Attribution
Official Consensus asset