Consensus

Search and research Freemium Checked: October 2026

Search scientific papers: get answers with links to the studies, plus Deep Search reviews.

What it is

Consensus is AI search across scientific publications: you ask a question and get an answer with citations from studies. Deep Search runs many searches in parallel, reads dozens of papers and compiles a review. Plans: Free (10 Pro messages and 3 Deep reviews a month), Pro ($20 a month, 15 Deep reviews) and Deep ($65, 200 reviews). There's an API and an MCP connection.

Science
Sources
Deep Search

Who it is for

Professions we suggest this tool for:

College instructor
Primary care physician
Radiologist
Therapist or psychologist

Price

Freemium

Plans change; current prices are on the official page: help.consensus.app

Alternatives

Elicit · AI research assistant for scientific papers: search, data tables and literature reviews.
Perplexity · AI search with sources: answers with links, Deep Research and the Comet browser.
Gemini Notebook · Formerly NotebookLM: upload documents, links and videos and get cited answers based on them.

Official site

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Checked: October 2026 · source