Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Elephas records 76,647 monthly visits with -14.7% growth and Freemium pricing.
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Private AI that answers from your own documents, on Mac and Windows
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | consensus.app | elephas.app |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 6.01M (6,014,388) | 76.65K (76,647) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -71.39K (-1.2%) | -13.21K (-14.7%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (17.7%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.92M | 11.32K |
| User Rating | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 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.
Private AI that answers from your own documents, on Mac and Windows
Files, folders, PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, slides and scans are read and indexed on your own computer rather than uploaded to a third-party service.
Every response cites the underlying file plus the page, slide or sheet it came from, so you can open and verify the passage yourself.
Names, email addresses and phone numbers are hidden before a question leaves your device, and you can view exactly what was masked under each answer.
Use the default Elephas gateway, plug in your own OpenAI, Claude or Gemini API key, or download a local model so answers are generated on your computer with nothing sent.
SpecialistCovers general web sources alongside academic papers, but lacks specialized scientific synthesis metrics and consensus ratings.
SpecialistCovers general web sources alongside academic papers, but lacks specialized scientific synthesis metrics and consensus ratings.
Your always-on AI teammate inside the Notion workspace
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.
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.
The AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
The AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
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
Chat with any PDF, video, or website and get cited answers in seconds
Tracks how papers are cited with Smart Citations to gauge reliability, but features a less direct Q&A synthesis.
Tracks how papers are cited with Smart Citations to gauge reliability, but features a less direct Q&A synthesis.
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.
SpecialistVisualizes research connections through interactive graphs for literature discovery, but does not provide direct Q&A synthesis.
SpecialistVisualizes research connections through interactive graphs for literature discovery, but does not provide direct Q&A synthesis.
