Search - Consensus: AI Search Engine for Research

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Notable Features: Consensus meter: provides an instant “Consensus” summary indicating the overall direction of findings (e.g. how many studies agree vs disagree on a question)

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Core Abilities: It works best with well-defined, answerable questions (especially binary or quantitative ones). Open-ended questions (e.g. “What causes autism?”) might lead to broad or off-target results. Provides 10 free study snapshots per month to analyze selected papers. Covers 200+ million papers across all science domains, including biomedical journals. Always links to the source papers so you can validate the answers. Researchers use it for quick fact-checking against the literature and to identify key papers supporting a claim.

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Limitations/ Risks: The quality of answers depends on available papers – if the topic is niche or studies conflict, the consensus view might be unclear. The AI-generated syntheses, while grounded in sources, could still omit nuances.

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Platform/ Integrations: Web application with import/export (supports Zotero browser connector, RIS, BibTeX, CSV for reference management). API available.

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Pricing: Free tier available – allows a limited number of searches per month (exact quota not publicly stated; early versions were fully free). They offer a paid Pro plan with unlimited “analysis” and an API; as of 2025 pricing is $8.99- $11.99/ month. Students get free access to Pro for 3 months.

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Tutorials/ Reviews

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