Real-time AI answer engine and research workspace combining live web citations with frontier reasoning models.
Real-time AI answer engine and research workspace combining live web citations with frontier reasoning models.
Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Critique records 0 monthly visits with -100% growth and Freemium pricing.
Autonomous fact-checking that appears right next to the content you read
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | consensus.app | critiquebrowser.app |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 6.01M (6,014,388) | 0 (0) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -71.39K (-1.2%) | -2.88K (-100%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) | 🌐 Global (—) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.92M | 0 |
| User Rating | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |

AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Ask a research question in plain language and get answers synthesized from peer-reviewed studies, with each claim linked to its source paper.
A visual summary shows how the scientific literature leans on a yes/no question, indicating agreement, disagreement or mixed evidence.
Narrow results by study design, sample size, journal quality, publication year and more to prioritize high-quality evidence.
Aggregate findings across many studies into structured summaries that map what is known and where the gaps are.
Autonomous fact-checking that appears right next to the content you read
Fact-check annotations appear unprompted on comments and posts across Reddit, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, BlueSky and Threads.
Select any text on any website and get it vetted or ask a follow-up question without leaving the page.
Add open browser tabs to a prompt for cited, up-to-date answers grounded in what you are actually reading.
Each critique surfaces how credible a claim or source is, so you can weigh information at a glance.
Real-time AI answer engine and research workspace combining live web citations with frontier reasoning models.
Real-time AI answer engine and research workspace combining live web citations with frontier reasoning models.

Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scholarly index, but offers less automated natural-language evidence synthesis than Consensus.
Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scholarly index, but offers less automated natural-language evidence synthesis than Consensus.

SpecialistA paid, ad-free search engine that answers to its users
SpecialistA paid, ad-free search engine that answers to its users

Provides deeper PDF reading and interactive literature analysis tools, but is less focused on quick evidence aggregation.
Provides deeper PDF reading and interactive literature analysis tools, but is less focused on quick evidence aggregation.
AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research
AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research
Performs advanced systematic review data extraction and evidence synthesis, but has a more complex interface than Consensus.
Performs advanced systematic review data extraction and evidence synthesis, but has a more complex interface than Consensus.
SpecialistThe AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
SpecialistThe AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
One-click AI assistant for browsing, writing and research
One-click AI assistant for browsing, writing and research
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
Highlight the web, learn in public, and build your AI clone
Highlight the web, learn in public, and build your AI clone
AI answers grounded in 300M+ scholarly full texts
AI answers grounded in 300M+ scholarly full texts

SpecialistExcellent for visual citation mapping and literature discovery, but lacks automated paper Q&A and evidence synthesis.
SpecialistExcellent for visual citation mapping and literature discovery, but lacks automated paper Q&A and evidence synthesis.