Consensus vs Elicit

Consensus and Elicit are two of the most popular tools in the search category, but they take different approaches to solving the same problems. Consensus, developed by Consensus (founded 2021), is described as "ai-powered academic search engine that extracts findings from scientific research papers.". Meanwhile, Elicit by Ought (founded 2020) "ai research assistant that automates literature review by analyzing and summarizing research papers.". In terms of overall user satisfaction, Elicit edges ahead with a rating of 4.4/5.0, compared to Consensus's 4.3/5.0 — a difference of 0.1 points. Elicit's strongest advantages include saves hours of research, automated analysis, while Consensus is praised for science-focused. Neither tool is perfect: Consensus's main drawbacks include academic focus only, limited for general search, while Elicit users typically cite academic focus only as its biggest limitation. Both tools excel at literature review, so either choice will serve you well for these core use cases. However, Consensus has an edge in academic research, which might be the tiebreaker if that's important to you. In terms of target audience, Consensus is particularly popular among researchers and students, while Elicit tends to attract researchers and academics. Our verdict: Elicit holds a slight edge, but the gap is narrow enough that both tools are worth trying. Start with the free tier of each and see which fits your workflow better.