Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. PDF.ai records 387,819 monthly visits with -5.5% growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing.
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Chat with any PDF and get cited answers instantly
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | consensus.app | pdf.ai |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium, Free Trial |
| Monthly Visits | 6.01M (6,014,388) | 387.82K (387,819) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -71.39K (-1.2%) | -22.46K (-5.5%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) | 🇧🇷 Brazil (11%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.92M | 127.04K |
| 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.
Chat with any PDF and get cited answers instantly
Ask questions in plain language and get answers drawn from your document, with citations back to the source passages.
Generate quick summaries and find specific answers in long reports, contracts and papers without reading every page.
Pull structured data and fields out of documents to reuse in spreadsheets, apps or other automations.
Use the API to parse documents, extract data and split PDFs programmatically inside your own workflows.
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
SpecialistTailored specifically for reading and explaining academic literature, whereas PDF.ai handles a broader range of general business documents.
SpecialistTailored specifically for reading and explaining academic literature, whereas PDF.ai handles a broader range of general business documents.
Free / Open-sourceProvides a fully free PDF reader and editor with built-in AI tools, lacking some of PDF.ai's API features.
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.
Combines robust PDF editing and conversion tools with AI chat, though document analysis is slightly less specialized.
Combines robust PDF editing and conversion tools with AI chat, though document analysis is slightly less specialized.
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
Integrates AI summarization directly into a cross-platform desktop PDF editor, but lacks PDF.ai's standalone web-first focus.
Focuses purely on rapid conversational Q&A over PDF files, but lacks advanced document editing and developer APIs.
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.
