Consensus: Specializes in searching peer-reviewed scientific literature to deliver evidence-based answers with academic citations. Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Ithy records 174,787 monthly visits with -9.2% growth and Free pricing.
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Deep research answers that combine ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | consensus.app | ithy.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Free |
| Monthly Visits | 6.01M (6,014,388) | 174.79K (174,787) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -71.39K (-1.2%) | -17.76K (-9.2%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (33.1%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.92M | 64.07K |
| 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.
Deep research answers that combine ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more
Independent AI researchers tackle your question separately, then one detailed, sourced article combines their findings.
Get one focused answer with ranked web sources for questions you want to explore right away.
Read each model's full response side by side with the combined answer so you can see where they agree and differ.
Answers can include pictures, useful diagrams, and relevant videos that make complex ideas easier to grasp.
OpenAI's flagship multimodal assistant powered by GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 for reasoning, coding, and deep research.
OpenAI's flagship multimodal assistant powered by GPT-6 and GPT-5.6 for reasoning, coding, and deep research.
Offers superior real-time web search and citation verification, but lacks Ithy's multi-model side-by-side view.
Offers superior real-time web search and citation verification, but lacks Ithy's multi-model side-by-side view.
SpecialistMoonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work
SpecialistMoonshot AI's long-context assistant for research, coding, and agentic work
SpecialistProvides comprehensive agentic search and research report generation, though with a broader consumer feature set.
SpecialistProvides comprehensive agentic search and research report generation, though with a broader consumer feature set.
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.
SpecialistAutomates academic literature search and evidence extraction specifically for research papers and systematic reviews.
SpecialistAutomates academic literature search and evidence extraction specifically for research papers and systematic reviews.
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
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
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.
