Consensus
Search engine for scientific research that tells you what the evidence actually says on any question.
Overview
Consensus is an AI search engine specifically built for scientific and academic research. Rather than returning a list of paper links, Consensus analyses the body of evidence across thousands of papers and synthesises a direct answer to your question, complete with source citations. The key innovation is the Consensus Meter: for empirical questions like 'Does coffee cause cancer?', it shows the percentage of papers that find support, no support, or mixed results.
The platform indexes over 200 million academic papers and provides what it calls the 'Consensus Points' — a structured summary of what the scientific literature says about a topic. Users can explore individual papers, filter by study type (RCT, meta-analysis, cohort study), publication year, and citation count. The Copilot feature provides a longer-form synthesis of findings across studies.
Consensus is particularly valuable for evidence-based medicine, policy research, and fact-checking. Journalists use it to quickly verify scientific claims; clinicians use it to look up treatment evidence; researchers use it for rapid literature scoping. The platform is free to use with a generous limit, making it one of the most accessible scientific research tools available.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 8 May 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
Use cases
ASEAN Perspective
Consensus in Southeast Asia
ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).
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 evidence-based research, clinicians, students and analysts it is a genuinely useful way to ground answers in literature rather than generic web text.
It covers a large corpus (200M+ papers) but is biased toward what is indexed and open, and like all AI tools it can mischaracterise nuance — always check the primary source for high-stakes claims. The free tier is usable with caps; Pro unlocks GPT-4-class synthesis. Globally available in English; no ASEAN-specific features. Strong value for knowledge workers.
Notable facts
- Consensus can answer 'Does melatonin help with sleep?' by analysing 300+ clinical trials and presenting the consensus percentage — in seconds rather than hours of manual literature review.
- The platform's training dataset includes papers from PubMed, Semantic Scholar, and arXiv, covering medicine, biology, psychology, economics, and computer science.
- Consensus was built because the founders noticed that most people form opinions on health and policy questions without access to what the scientific evidence actually says.
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About this listing
This entry was compiled from publicly available data including Consensus's official website, press releases, documentation, and reputable third-party publications. RECATOOLS is not affiliated with Consensus unless explicitly stated.
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