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Consensus vs Elicit

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Consensus

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Elicit

Overview
Rating
4.63,500 reviewsTop rated
4.54,000 reviews
Category
Research
Research
Subcategory
AI Scientific Search
AI Research Assistant
Company
Consensus
Elicit
Status
Active
Active
Launch year
2022
2021
Tags
researchscientificevidenceconsensuspaperspeer-reviewed
researchacademicliterature-reviewpapersai-research
Pricing
Starting price
$11.99/moBest value
$12/mo
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
✕
✕
Pricing notes

Free plan with limited searches and basic features. Premium $11.99/month or $89.99/year. Team plans available. Enterprise custom pricing.

Free plan with 5,000 papers and limited monthly queries. Plus $12/month with more queries and advanced features. Enterprise custom pricing.

Capabilities
Best for
Evidence synthesisResearch question answeringPolicy researchAcademic research scopingEvidence-based practice
Systematic literature reviewsResearch scopingEvidence synthesisAcademic paper discoveryMeta-analysis support
Target audience
ResearchersStudentsPolicy analystsHealthcare professionalsScience communicators
Academic researchersGraduate studentsScientistsPolicy analystsEvidence-based practitioners
AI type
AI Search
Document Analysis LLM
Modalities
TextDocument
TextDocument
Technical
Model provider
—
—
Model names
—
—
API available
✕
✕
Open source
✕
✕
Deployment
SaaS
SaaS
Platforms
Web
Web
Integrations
ZoteroCSV export
ZoteroCSV exportAPI
Team collaboration
✕
✕
Trust & security
Security

Review Consensus's data handling policy. Uploaded content may be processed by third-party AI providers.

Review Elicit's data handling policy. Uploaded PDFs may be processed by third-party AI providers. No personal health data storage.

Privacy notes

Review privacy policy before using with sensitive research questions. Consensus does not store personal health information.

Review privacy policy before uploading sensitive research documents. Enterprise plans include data handling agreements.

Verdict
Pros
  • Consensus Meter provides an accessible visual summary of research direction
  • Good for quickly understanding the state of evidence on a question
  • Useful for non-specialists who need to assess scientific evidence
  • Reasonable pricing for research productivity gains
  • Dramatically reduces time for initial literature review and paper screening
  • Comparative paper tables make cross-study synthesis efficient
  • Strong for scoping reviews and initial evidence mapping
  • Reasonable pricing for the time savings it provides
Cons
  • Database coverage thin for niche topics and emerging research areas
  • Not appropriate for systematic reviews requiring exhaustive coverage
  • Consensus summaries may oversimplify complex or contested topics
  • AI extractions are not always accurate for specific quantitative data
  • Not a substitute for careful reading of important papers
  • Search database is large but not exhaustive of all literature

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