Consensus vs Paperguide

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

Consensus AI search engine that shows what the science actually says Visit Paperguide AI research assistant with semantic paper search Visit
RECATOOLS Score 7.3 / 10 6.8 / 10
Capability 7 6
Value for money 7 8
Ease of use 8 7
ASEAN readiness 6 5
API quality 4 5
Pricing Freemium Freemium
Free tier 20 searches per day with basic features
Paid from Pro $15/mo ($10/mo annual); Deep tier for power users/researchers
Has API
Open source
Free to use
Users 500k+ users
Founded 2022 2023
Maker Eric Olson, Christian Salem
Verdict

Consensus answers research questions by pulling from peer-reviewed literature rather than the open web: type a question, get a synthesized answer with citations, a Consensus Meter showing what share of studies actually a...

Paperguide bundles AI literature search, citation-backed answers, a reference manager and an academic writing assistant over a large paper database, putting several research workflows in one tool. The free tier is unusua...

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