Consensus
Search engine that answers from scientific research
by ConsensusSupportedFreshly checkedChecked 30 Sept 2026
Consensus answers questions from peer-reviewed research and shows how far studies agree, with links to the papers. Useful for students, researchers and clinicians.
Best for
- Quickly seeing what research says on a question
- Students looking for reliable sources
Not ideal for
- Questions without a scientific evidence base
Limitations
- Free: 3 Deep reviews per month
DNA
- Level
- Beginner
- Platforms
- Web
- FreeFree≈ €0Supp.
15 Pro messages and 3 Deep reviews per month
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 41/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Free Plan: Free for basic research; Pro Plan: $12 per month billed annually at $144 per year, against $20 per month month to month; Deep Plan: $45 per month billed annually at $540 per year, against $65 month to month"
Sources
- [Secondary source] costbench.com (costbench.com)
- [Secondary source] tooljunction.io (tooljunction.io)
- [Secondary source] aitoolradar.io (aitoolradar.io)
- ProUS$20/mo≈ €17.61Supp.
Unlimited Pro messages, 15 Deep reviews
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 41/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Free Plan: Free for basic research; Pro Plan: $12 per month billed annually at $144 per year, against $20 per month month to month; Deep Plan: $45 per month billed annually at $540 per year, against $65 month to month"
Sources
- [Secondary source] costbench.com (costbench.com)
- [Secondary source] tooljunction.io (tooljunction.io)
- [Secondary source] aitoolradar.io (aitoolradar.io)
- DeepUS$65/mo≈ €57.24Supp.
200 Deep reviews
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 41/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Free Plan: Free for basic research; Pro Plan: $12 per month billed annually at $144 per year, against $20 per month month to month; Deep Plan: $45 per month billed annually at $540 per year, against $65 month to month"
Sources
- [Secondary source] costbench.com (costbench.com)
- [Secondary source] tooljunction.io (tooljunction.io)
- [Secondary source] aitoolradar.io (aitoolradar.io)
Facts
- Free plan
- yes Supp.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 41/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Free Plan: Free for basic research; Pro Plan: $12 per month billed annually at $144 per year, against $20 per month month to month; Deep Plan: $45 per month billed annually at $540 per year, against $65 month to month"
Sources
- [Secondary source] costbench.com (costbench.com)
- [Secondary source] tooljunction.io (tooljunction.io)
- [Secondary source] aitoolradar.io (aitoolradar.io)
- Free trial
- unknown
- Commercial use on free plan
- unknown
- Watermark on free plan
- unknown
- API
- unknown
- Open source
- unknown
- Self-hostable
- unknown
- Platforms
- Web Unver.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Unverified
- Confidence
- 57/100
- Method
- editorial
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Free Plan: Free for basic research; Pro Plan: $12 per month billed annually at $144 per year, against $20 per month month to month; Deep Plan: $45 per month billed annually at $540 per year, against $65 month to month"
Editorial knowledge; pending automated verification.
Sources
- [Official site] Consensus website (consensus.app)
- Runs on model
- unknown
Timeline
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