Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Side Reader records 355 monthly visits with -36.5% growth and Freemium pricing.
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Read and chat with PDFs right beside ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek.
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | consensus.app | side-reader.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 6.01M (6,014,388) | 355 (355) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | -71.39K (-1.2%) | -204 (-36.5%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) | 🇻🇳 Vietnam (100%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 2.92M | 149 |
| User Rating | 4.7 | 2.4 |
| 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.
Read and chat with PDFs right beside ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek.
PDFs render directly in the sidebar next to the chat, so your document and the AI conversation are visible at the same time.
Summarize a whole document, translate it, or have passages explained in simpler terms using the AI you are already signed into.
Built-in buttons cover the common actions, and you can edit their prompts to make the AI respond in the format and tone you need.
Ask about charts, scans or regions that cannot be selected by taking a screenshot question instead.
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
AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers
AI research platform for reading, understanding and writing scientific papers
A free, AI-powered PDF editor for every device
AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research
AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research
Bilingual AI translation for websites, documents, video and images
Bilingual AI translation for websites, documents, video and images
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.
Free AI-powered PDF editor, converter and reader for every device
Free AI-powered PDF editor, converter and reader for every device
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
