Consensus AI
Get research-backed answers from 250 million peer-reviewed papers — instantly.
What is Consensus AI?
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that searches over 250 million peer-reviewed research papers and delivers direct, evidence-based answers to your questions. Instead of wading through journal abstracts yourself, it synthesises findings across multiple studies, shows a Consensus Meter indicating whether research agrees or disagrees, and cites every source so you can verify the evidence. It is built for decisions that need to be grounded in facts, not opinion.
🇦🇺 How Melbourne businesses are using Consensus AI:
Melbourne healthcare practitioners, lawyers, HR consultants, and financial advisers can use Consensus to quickly ground their recommendations in peer-reviewed evidence — whether that''s checking the latest clinical guidelines, validating a workplace policy, or building a credible case for a client. It is particularly powerful for any Melbourne professional whose value lies in giving well-researched, defensible advice.
Key Features
- Search and synthesise 250M+ peer-reviewed research papers with AI-generated summaries
- Consensus Meter shows at a glance whether the research agrees, disagrees, or is mixed on a topic
- Deep Search builds a comprehensive literature review strategy, expanding key terms and exploring citation graphs
- Medical mode narrows results to 8M+ articles from top medical journals and 50K clinical guidelines
- Natural language filters — specify timeframes, study designs, and populations in plain English
- Study Snapshot and Ask Paper features for deep-diving into individual research papers
Who is Consensus AI for?
- →Healthcare practitioners and clinic managers needing fast access to clinical evidence and treatment guidelines
- →Lawyers and migration agents verifying facts, case precedents, and regulatory changes with cited sources
- →HR and workplace consultants researching evidence-based policies, wellbeing practices, and employment trends
- →Financial advisers and accountants looking for research to back client recommendations
- →Marketing and strategy consultants who need credible data to support pitches and business cases
Our Take
Consensus fills a specific but important gap: when you need an answer you can actually cite and defend, not just a confident-sounding response from a general AI. Its strength is academic rigour — every answer is traceable back to real published research. For Melbourne professionals in regulated industries (healthcare, law, finance), that traceability matters. The free plan is genuinely useful for occasional research, and the paid tiers are well-priced for anyone doing regular evidence gathering. Its main limitation is that it is not suited to open-ended reasoning questions or topics that lack peer-reviewed literature — for those, Perplexity or ChatGPT are better tools.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Answers are grounded in real peer-reviewed research, not AI-generated opinion
- Consensus Meter gives instant signal on whether evidence is settled or contested
- Deep Search automates comprehensive literature reviews that would take hours manually
- Medical mode provides fast, trusted clinical answers sourced from top-tier journals
- Free tier is useful for occasional research — no credit card required
Cons
- Not suited to open-ended or creative questions requiring reasoning beyond academic literature
- Free plan limited to 25 Pro Searches and 3 Deep Searches per month
- Coverage skews toward published academic research — less useful for very recent or niche industry topics
- Requires critical evaluation — a cited study does not guarantee relevance to your specific context
Pricing
Free Plan
Free plan: 25 Pro Searches/month, 3 Deep Searches/month, 10 Study Snapshots and 10 GPT-4 analyses per month
Paid Plan
Pro: ~$10/month (billed annually at $120/year) — unlimited Pro Searches, 15 Deep Searches/month; Deep: ~$45/month (billed annually at $540/year) — unlimited Deep Searches; 40% student discount available
Enterprise
Team: $12.99/person/month or $120/person/year; Enterprise: custom pricing for organisations and university libraries
Frequently Asked Questions — Consensus AI
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that searches over 250 million peer-reviewed research papers to deliver direct, evidence-backed answers. Unlike general AI tools, every answer Consensus provides is sourced from published academic literature, with citations so you can verify each claim. It is used by over 10 million researchers, students, and clinicians worldwide.
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