Consensus vs OpenEvidence
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Consensus
Search engine for scientific research that tells you what the evidence...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.3 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | 20 searches per day with basic features | Free for all verified US clinicians (NPI required); ad-supported |
| Paid from | $9.99/month (Premium) | Enterprise tier in development; pricing undisclosed — contact sales |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 500k+ users | ~860,000 verified US clinicians (June 2026) |
| Founded | 2022 | 2022 |
| Maker | Eric Olson, Christian Salem | Daniel Nadler (CEO), Zachary Ziegler (CTO) |
| Verdict | Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that answers questions by surfacing findings from peer-reviewed papers, complete with citations, a 'consensus meter' on yes/no questions and study-quality signals. For ev... |
OpenEvidence is genuinely transformative for US-based clinicians: it delivers fast, well-cited, evidence-grounded answers from top-tier journals at zero cost, making it arguably the strongest value proposition in medical... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
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