Perplexity Pro vs Consensus
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Perplexity Pro
Perplexity's $17-a-month tier: model choice, Deep Research and Compute...
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Consensus
AI search engine that shows what the research says
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.3 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Basic paper search, 10 Pro messages and up to 3 Deep reviews a month |
| Paid from | $17/month billed annually, with no month-to-month Pro price on the plan pages | Pro $12/mo billed annually ($20 monthly); Deep $45/mo annually ($65 monthly) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | 1m+ Pro subscribers | 500k+ users |
| Founded | 2023 | 2021 |
| Maker | Perplexity AI, Inc. | Eric Olson, Christian Salem |
| Verdict | Pro is a fair upgrade for people who search and research daily: you choose among seven current models, get Deep Research and bigger upload limits, and can hand some multi-step work to Perplexity Computer each week. Every... |
Consensus answers research questions from academic literature rather than the open web: a cited synthesis, natural-language filters for population, design and time frame, and a Consensus Meter showing how far studies agr... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.