Consensus

Consensus is an AI search engine specifically for scientific and academic literature, designed to answer research questions with evidence from peer-reviewed papers rather than general web content. Its AI reads abstracts across 200+ million papers and returns a Consensus Meter, a visual breakdown of what percentage of the relevant scientific literature agrees with the claim or question being investigated. This percentage-based evidence summary is Consensus's most distinctive feature: instead of listing papers for you to interpret, it tells you whether the evidence leans yes, no, or unclear on a specific claim, with the supporting papers listed below. GPT-4 Synthesis generates a prose summary integrating the key findings from the top relevant papers.

The Copilot feature assists with drafting evidence-based content by inserting research-backed citations as you write. Study Snapshots extract key information from individual papers: sample size, methodology, limitations, and main findings. The free tier provides limited searches per month. Premium plans at $9.99/month unlock unlimited searches, AI synthesis, and filtering by study type and population.

Consensus is most useful for fact-checking health and science claims, building evidence-based arguments, and anyone who needs to quickly assess what the scientific literature says on a specific question.