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Consensus
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Rating
4.6/5
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Pricing Model Freemium Freemium
Starting Price Free tier Free tier
Pricing Details

Free

$0/month

  • Limited searches per month
  • AI-powered research summaries
  • Access to research paper database
  • Basic citation analysis
POPULAR

Premium

$8.99/month

$6.99/mo billed annually

  • Unlimited AI-powered searches
  • GPT-4 powered research insights
  • Advanced filters and export
  • Literature review tools

Team / Enterprise

Custom pricing

  • Team collaboration features
  • Admin controls and analytics
  • API access for integrations
  • Institutional licensing

Prices verified February 2026. Specializes in academic and scientific research. AI reads and summarizes research papers to extract key findings.

Free

$0/month

  • Unlimited quick searches
  • Limited Pro search access
  • File uploads
MOST POPULAR

Pro

$20/month

$200/year (save ~17%)

  • Advanced AI models (GPT-5, Claude 4, Gemini)
  • Unlimited Pro searches
  • $5 monthly API credit

Max

$200/month

  • Unlimited access to all advanced models
  • No usage restrictions on web
  • Everything in Pro

Enterprise Pro

$40/seat/month

$400/seat/year

  • SSO, shared Spaces, admin controls
  • Data never logged or used for training
  • Education discount: $30/seat/mo

Enterprise Max

$325/seat/month

  • Unlimited Labs and Research
  • Latest models, 10x storage
  • Enhanced security

Prices verified February 2026. API (Sonar) available as pay-as-you-go for developers.

Category Research Research
Description AI-powered academic research search AI-powered search engine
Key Features
  • Search 200M+ papers
  • AI-synthesized answers
  • Citation extraction
  • Consensus meter
  • Study summaries
  • AI search
  • Source citations
  • Follow-up questions
  • Collections
  • API access
Pros
  • + Evidence-based answers only
  • + Great for fact-checking
  • + Citations included
  • + Free tier available
  • + Accurate with sources
  • + Fast responses
  • + Good free tier
  • + Great for research
Cons
  • - Limited to academic papers
  • - May miss recent publications
  • - Not for general questions
  • - Free tier limits the number of monthly searches
  • - Pro features limited
  • - No image generation
  • - Sometimes misses context
  • - Cited sources sometimes link to paywalled content
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