Consensus

AI search engine that answers questions from peer-reviewed research

Research Free plan Free plan + paid Prices confirmed 4 Oct 2026

Overview

Consensus searches academic papers and uses AI to summarise what the research says on a question, with links to the underlying studies. It is built for students, academics, clinicians and anyone who wants evidence-based answers.

Good for

Key features

  • Search across 200M+ research papers
  • Pro Analyses summarising study findings
  • Study Snapshots of key paper details
  • Ask Paper chat with individual studies
  • Research quality indicators

Pricing

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Entered by hand from the official pricing page on 4 Oct 2026. Prices in USD per month: the only currency the page showed us, so UK prices may differ. A dash means that billing option isn't shown.

Free tier

Unlimited searches plus 10 Pro Analyses, 10 Study Snapshots and 10 Ask Paper messages per month; 10 bookmarks, 1 list.

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Change timeline

Every change we've confirmed on the official pricing page: prices, plans, the free tier and restrictions. Each one was seen on two checks in a row.

No changes since tracking began; last checked 4 Oct 2026. We re-read the pricing page every day.

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