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Consensus

AI Productivity Tools → Research · Consensus · Est. 2021

An AI search engine that answers questions from peer-reviewed research and shows where the evidence agrees.

VISIT CONSENSUS
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Pricing ModelFree tier + paid plans
PlatformsWeb
HQBoston, USA
CategoryResearch

01 — Overview

What is Consensus?

Consensus searches scientific papers rather than the open web. You ask a question such as whether a supplement improves sleep, and it returns the relevant findings from published studies, each linked back to the paper it came from.

For yes-or-no questions it shows a meter summarizing how many studies point each way, which is a quick way to judge how settled a topic is. Filters for study type and recency help you narrow results, and the summaries speed up a literature review.

8.8 EDITOR SCORE

Vinggle verdict A far safer starting point for research questions than a general chatbot, because every claim traces to a paper. Always read the source before citing it.

02 — Key features

What it does best.

  1. 01

    Evidence-Based Answers

    Summarizes findings from peer-reviewed papers with links to each source.

  2. 02

    Consensus Meter

    Shows how studies split on yes-or-no questions.

  3. 03

    Research Filters

    Narrows results by study type, year and other criteria.

03 — Honest take

Pros & cons.

Why we like it

  • Every answer links to real published research
  • Meter gives a quick read on the strength of the evidence
  • Saves hours at the start of a literature review
  • Free tier is enough to try it properly

Where it falls short

  • Covers academic papers only, not news or general web content
  • Summaries are no substitute for reading the full study
  • Advanced analysis features need a paid plan

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