Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. ExplainThis records 1,463 monthly visits with -54% growth and Free pricing.
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Summarise and explain any page or video as you browse
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | consensus.app | explainthis.ai |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Free |
| Monthly Visits | 6.01M (6,014,388) | 1.46K (1,463) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -71.39K (-1.2%) | -1.72K (-54%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (100%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.92M | 428 |
| User Rating | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 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.
Summarise and explain any page or video as you browse
Turn long articles and pages into a readable summary so you can decide what deserves a full read.
Get the key takeaways from YouTube videos without sitting through the entire runtime.
Primarily a Chrome extension, so it sits alongside whatever you are already browsing rather than forcing a separate app.
Built for startup knowledge workers who need context fast across marketing, sales and product research.
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.
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
All-in-one AI assistant across web, browser, desktop and mobile
All-in-one AI assistant across web, browser, desktop and mobile
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 AI assistant that plugs ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini into every tab
One AI assistant that plugs ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini into every tab
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
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.
