Compare other tools| Tool | Consensus | Elicit |
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| Price | From $12/month, billed annually$144/year billed annually | From $49/month, billed annually$588/year billed annually |
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| Free plan | Free plan | Free plan |
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| Best for | - Checking the state of evidence on a scientific question
- Finding papers that support or dispute a claim
- Students and professionals who need peer-reviewed sources quickly
| - Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses
- Researchers who need to extract structured data from many papers
- Finding relevant studies on a specific scientific question
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| Ease of use | Usable by beginners | Takes some experience |
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| Key features | - Consensus meter showing strength of scientific agreement
- Semantic search across peer-reviewed papers
- AI-generated study snapshots
- Filters by study type, population and journal
- Citation export
| - Semantic paper search across millions of publications
- Structured data extraction from PDF papers
- Multi-paper summary tables
- Custom column definitions for extraction tasks
- Citation export
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| Integrations | None on record | Zotero |
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| API | Not on record | Available |
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| Skill level | Beginner, Intermediate | Intermediate, Advanced |
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| Platforms | Web, Browser extension | Web |
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| Main advantages | - Consensus meter gives a fast read of where the evidence lands
- Accessible enough for non-researchers to use
- Free tier covers basic search use
| - Built specifically for academic literature synthesis
- Structured extraction tables speed up literature reviews
- Free tier is sufficient for smaller research tasks
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| Main disadvantages | - Limited to indexed peer-reviewed literature
- Cannot extract detailed data from individual papers
| - Focused on academic sources; limited for non-academic research
- Extraction quality depends on the readability of the source PDF
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| Data checked | Checked October 4, 2026 | Checked October 4, 2026 |
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| Try Consensus | Try Elicit |
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Which one to choose
Choose Consensus if
- Checking the state of evidence on a scientific question
- Finding papers that support or dispute a claim
- Students and professionals who need peer-reviewed sources quickly
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Choose Elicit if
- Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses
- Researchers who need to extract structured data from many papers
- Finding relevant studies on a specific scientific question
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