Elicit (Scholarcy) vs Consensus

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

Elicit (Scholarcy) Turns papers into structured flashcards: findings, methods, refs. Visit Consensus AI search engine that shows what the science actually says Visit
RECATOOLS Score 6.3 / 10 7.3 / 10
Capability 6 7
Value for money 7 7
Ease of use 7 8
ASEAN readiness 6 6
API quality 5 4
Pricing Freemium Freemium
Free tier 5 paper summaries per month 20 searches per day with basic features
Paid from $9.99/month (Personal) Pro $15/mo ($10/mo annual); Deep tier for power users/researchers
Has API
Open source
Free to use
Users 1m+ researchers 500k+ users
Founded 2018 2022
Maker Phil Gooch Eric Olson, Christian Salem
Verdict

Scholarcy does one job: feed it a paper and it hands back a structured summary — key findings, methods, tables, a pulled reference list — instead of you reading twenty pages to get there. The Chrome extension is the most...

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...

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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.