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Consensus pricing
Yes. Consensus has a free plan, and its cheapest paid plan is $9/mo.
Consensus has the cheapest entry plan of the 4 research tools we price, by the least a year costs on each. Figures last confirmed 21 Aug 2026.
Plans
- Free plan
- Unlimited basic search; AI features capped, roughly 10 Pro Analyses/month, 10 Study Snapshots/month, up to 3 Deep Reviews/month
- Entry paid plan
- $9/mo, unlocks unlimited Pro Analyses and Study Snapshots, Copilot, and advanced filtering
- Bills in
- Per-user monthly subscription; AI-feature usage is metered, not raw search count
- Cost per year
- $108 a year at the listed monthly price on the entry plan
Consensus against the cheapest research tools
Entry plans only, ranked by the least a year costs on each: the annual-billed price where the vendor offers one, otherwise the monthly price times 12. The last column compares like with like: annual billing with annual billing when both tools offer it, otherwise the monthly price times 12 for both. Per-user and flat prices are not subtracted from each other.
| Tool | Free plan | Entry | Per year | A year vs Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Consensussecondary | Yes | $9/mo | $108listed monthly price times 12 | this tool |
 SciSpaceTry | Yes | $12/mo | $144billed annually | $132 moreboth at the monthly price times 12 |
 PerplexitysecondaryTry | Yes | $20/mo | $200.04billed annually | $132 moreboth at the monthly price times 12 |
 ElicitTry | Yes | $49/user/mo | $588 per userbilled annually | per user vs flat |
Is Consensus free?
Yes. Consensus has a free plan, and its cheapest paid plan is $9/mo. The free plan: Unlimited basic search; AI features capped, roughly 10 Pro Analyses/month, 10 Study Snapshots/month, up to 3 Deep Reviews/month.
How much does Consensus cost?
Consensus' cheapest paid plan is $9/mo, which comes to $108 a year at the listed monthly price. Plan detail: $9/mo, unlocks unlimited Pro Analyses and Study Snapshots, Copilot, and advanced filtering.
Verified secondary · source: consensus.app
Direct fetch of consensus.app returned 403; figures rely on 4 corroborating trackers. Entry price of $9/mo is confirmed by this cross-check. Sources disagree on the next tier above entry (named and priced differently across trackers, from ~$15/mo to a separate $30/mo Teams plan), so that tier is not reflected here.
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