Paperguide vs Consensus
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Paperguide
AI research workspace for literature search and systematic reviews
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Consensus
AI search engine that shows what the research says
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.8 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free plan: 2,000 AI credits a month, limited reference manager and AI searches, and 10 Search API requests | Basic paper search, 10 Pro messages and up to 3 Deep reviews a month |
| Paid from | $12/seat/month (Plus, billed yearly), or $19 billed monthly | Pro $12/mo billed annually ($20 monthly); Deep $45/mo annually ($65 monthly) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | 500k+ users |
| Founded | 2023 | 2021 |
| Maker | — | Eric Olson, Christian Salem |
| Verdict | Paperguide puts literature search, a reference manager, data extraction, a research agent and an AI writer in one workspace, and its newer Systematic Review module adds dual-reviewer PRISMA screening where the AI prepare... |
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... |
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