Consensus vs Elicit
On the evidence we track, Elicit leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai research agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Consensus
Consensus helps researchers, clinicians, and students quickly find answers by searching through 220+ million peer-reviewed studies and using AI to synthesize findings with linked citations. Users can verify sources themselves by examining the original research, methodology, and study conclusions.
Elicit
LeaderElicit helps researchers search millions of academic papers and clinical trials to automatically generate structured, cited research reports and support systematic literature reviews with interactive analysis tools.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Consensus
Free tier available. Paid plans available. API pricing from $0.10 per call plus platform fee.
- FreeFree
- Search peer-reviewed research
- AI-powered synthesis
- Citation linking
- Paid-
Elicit
LeaderFrom free with limited features to $89/user/month; free tier available
- BasicFree
- Limited usage for Research Agent and Research Reports
- Unlimited search across 138M+ papers
- Unlimited summaries
- Unlimited chat with papers with full-text access
- View sources for answers
- +1 more
- Plus$11/user/month billed annually as $132/year (saves 42%)
- Standard usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
- Unlimited search across 138M+ papers and 500k+ clinical trials
- Export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, DOCX
- Add 5 columns to tables
- Import from Zotero
- Pro$39/user/month billed annually as $468/year (saves 43%)
- 5x usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
- Dedicated Systematic Review Workflow for 5,000 papers
- Export to RIS, CSV, BIB, PDF, DOCX
- Add 20 columns to tables
- Extract from up to 135 data sources
- +5 more
- Scale$89/user/month billed annually as $1,068/year (saves 40%)
- 9x usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
- Extract and interpret figures from research papers
- Live editing and real-time collaboration
- Extract from up to 200 data sources
- Add 30 columns to tables
- +2 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom usage for Research Agent, Research Reports, and Systematic Literature Reviews
- Unlimited paper alerts
- No training on your data by default
- Screen 40,000 papers and extract 40 columns
- PRISMA-grade screening and extraction accuracy
- +6 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Zotero
Consensus
- OpenAI
- ChatGPT
- Mendeley
- EndNote
Elicit
Leader- Zotero
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.