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Consensus Pricing in 2026
Plans & cost breakdown — find the right Consensus plan for your needs.
Starting at Free
freemium
Free trial available
8.3
Free
Free
- 20 AI searches/month
- Basic paper summaries
- Consensus Meter
- Citation export
Deep
$45/mo
- Everything in Pro
- Deep literature reviews
- Comprehensive synthesis
- Priority processing
Is Consensus Worth It?
Pros
- Answers backed exclusively by peer-reviewed research
- Consensus Meter shows scientific agreement levels
- 220M+ indexed scientific papers
- Reduces hours of literature review to minutes
- Student and clinician discounts (25-40%)
- No hallucinated citations — only real papers
Cons
- Limited to 20 searches/month on free plan
- Only covers published scientific literature
- Less useful for non-academic questions
- Can miss nuance in complex/contested topics
- No full-text paper access (links to sources)
How Consensus Pricing Compares
| Tool | Rating | Starting Price | Pro Plan | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus | 8.3 | Free | $10/mo | freemium |
| Perplexity | 8.7 | Free | $20/mo Pro | freemium |
| Elicit | 8.4 | Free | $12/mo | freemium |
| NotebookLM | 8.6 | Free | $0 (Google account) | free |