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Consensus

Name: Consensus
Brand: Consensus NLP, Inc.
Availability: InStock

by Consensus NLP, Inc. · Boston, USA

AI search engine for peer-reviewed research — cited answers and Deep literature reviews across 250M+ papers.

Category Chat & Search

Founded 2021

Lowest plan Free

Top plan $65/mo

Visit Consensus ↗ Updated November 1, 2026

§ Pricing

All plans, in full.

Free

Basic paper search
10 Pro messages/month
Up to 3 Deep reviews/month

Pro

$20 /mo

Pro plan · $12/mo billed annually ($144/yr)

Unlimited Pro messages
15 Deep reviews/month
500 API & MCP uses/month included ($0.05/use after, up to 1,000)

Deep

$65 /mo

Deep plan · $45/mo billed annually ($540/yr)

Everything in Pro
200 Deep reviews/month
2,000 API & MCP uses/month included ($0.05/use after, up to 10,000)

The honest take

AI search engine for peer-reviewed research — cited answers and Deep literature reviews across 250M+ papers.

Best for: Students, academics and clinicians who need evidence-backed answers with citations to peer-reviewed studies

Where it falls short: Free tier is thin (10 Pro messages and 3 Deep reviews a month), and it only answers from scientific literature, not as a general chatbot

What you actually get

Academic search
Cited answers
Literature reviews
Student discount

Pricing history

Sep 2025

New Deep subscription tier launches for frequent literature reviews

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of Consensus is good enough for casual use. Pay $20/mo only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.