What is Consensus?
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that provides access to a vast array of research papers across every domain of science and academia.
Features of Consensus
Extensive Research Coverage
Search through over 200M research papers across every domain of science and academia.
Time-Saving AI Insights
Gain insight faster with our Pro Analysis and Consensus Meter. We leverage both OpenAI and custom LLMs.
Find the Most Relevant Papers
Our proprietary academic search tools and filters help you find the most relevant and reliable research papers, faster.
Results Connected to Science
Everything we show in our product is cited. You're always only one click away from the underlying research paper.
How to Use Consensus
Start a New Search
Try an example search to see how Consensus can help you find and understand the best science, faster.
Watch a Demo
See how Consensus works in just 1 minute.
Who Consensus Helps Most
Students and Researchers
Streamline your literature review process. Quickly see the direction of current findings, and surface the best papers.
Science Organizations
Quickly check ingredients, chemicals, or molecules. Understand mechanisms of action, and stay up to date with new research.
Clinicians and Doctors
Get answers to patients' questions that you can trust, share information they can digest, and easily cite your references.
Universities and Schools
Students and researchers at over 5,000 universities worldwide search with Consensus. We partner with libraries, higher learning institutes, and universities.
Writers and Journalists
Source evidence-based insights on your topic, understand connected fields, and see related suggested searches.
Health and Fitness Experts
Easily check out the science regarding supplement safety, diet types, and exercise science outcomes.
Pricing
Try Consensus for free and see how it can help you find and understand the best science, faster.
Testimonials
Brian Abbott, MD
"It's not every day I find a tool that truly helps with my work. Consensus blew me away when I started using it, I was learning things I had never encountered before. This is an AI product that isn't hype."
Margaret Paton
"I can make sense of what’s out there a lot faster with Consensus. I jump into different topics with the summary & Pro before diving deeper. The interface makes it so easy to review individual papers and see what they’re about."
Rosana Ferrero, PhD
"No more endless scrolling and scanning research papers. Simply ask a question and Consensus gives you AI-powered summaries of the top 5-10 articles"
Consensus vs ChatGPT
Consensus helps you find and understand the best science, faster. ChatGPT predicts the most likely language that should follow.
Our Time-Saving Features
Consensus Meter
Quickly see the scientific consensus and gain topic context and direction. See exactly which papers were included.
Pro Analysis
Simply include in your search - use Pro Analysis to adopt a style, draft content, format, create lists, and more. Read a referenced topic synthesis.
Paper-Level Insights
We extract key insights and answers. Locate the most helpful papers and digest their insights faster.
Search Filters
Filter by sample size, study design, methodology, if the paper is open access, a human or animal study (and many more filters).
Quality Indicators
Focus on the best papers - intuitive labels for citations, journal quality, and study type.
Study Snapshot
Our Study Snapshot quickly shows key information like Population, Sample size, Methods, etc. - all within the results page.
How We Created the Ultimate Search Engine for Science
Search: Find the Best Papers
Purpose-built academic and vector search functionality. Consensus utilizes important factors like study design, sample size, population details, and more to rank the best research higher.
Dedicated Research LLMs
Our proprietary LLMs read research like an expert - we also leverage the best-in-class models from OpenAI. Consensus generates AI insights at both the search and paper level.