Consensus vs Iris.ai

Free / Open-sourceThe AI workspace where teams and agents get work done together

SpecialistCovers general web sources alongside academic papers, but lacks specialized scientific synthesis metrics and consensus ratings.

Free / Open-sourceMoonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work

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

Provides deeper PDF reading and interactive literature analysis tools, but is less focused on quick evidence aggregation.

Enterprise AI grounded in your company's own knowledge

Domain-specific AI for law firms, in-house legal teams, and professional services

Free / Open-sourceAI research assistant for evidence-based literature review and synthesis

SpecialistThe 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

Tracks how papers are cited with Smart Citations to gauge reliability, but features a less direct Q&A synthesis.