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Consensus vs Elicit
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Elicit is the cheapest to start, at $11 a month.
Key differences
- Both have a free plan, so you can try each before paying.
- Cheapest paid plan: Elicit Plus at $11/mo, against Consensus Pro at $12/mo.
- Over a year that's $12 less on Elicit than Consensus at the entry level.
- Consensus changed its free plan on 12 Oct 2026.
Worked out from each official pricing page: Consensus pricing (confirmed 12 Oct 2026) · Elicit pricing (confirmed 12 Oct 2026).
| Attribute | Consensus | Elicit |
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| Category | Research | Research |
| Good for | research, search, summarising, studying | research, summarising, search, studying |
| Starts at | $12/mo | $11/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier limits | Unlimited searches plus 10 Pro Analyses, 10 Study Snapshots and 10 Ask Paper messages per month; 10 bookmarks, 1 list. | Basic plan: unlimited paper search, summaries and chat with papers; Zotero import; limited Research Agent and Research Report usage. |
| Free plan details | Not stated on the pricing page | Not stated on the pricing page |
| The catch |
| None stated on the pricing page |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
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| Data confirmed | 12 Oct 2026 (from the pricing page) | 12 Oct 2026 (from the pricing page) |
| Popularity | Top 20,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar) | Top 50,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar) |
| Last price change | 12 Oct 2026 | None recorded |
| Visit Consensus | Visit Elicit |
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