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| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
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| Category | Research | Research |
| Description | Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that uses language models to find and synthesize answers from peer-reviewed research. Ask questions in plain English and get evidence-based answers with citations from scientific papers. | Scite is an AI-powered citation analysis tool that shows how papers have been cited - whether supporting, contrasting, or mentioning. Helps researchers evaluate the reliability of claims and find the most relevant evidence in scientific literature. |
| Natural language search | Supported | Not supported |
| AI-synthesized answers | Supported | Not supported |
| Consensus meter (agreement level) | Supported | Not supported |
| Citation extraction | Supported | Not supported |
| Study snapshots | Supported | Not supported |
| 200M+ papers indexed | Supported | Not supported |
| Claim verification | Supported | Not supported |
| Research synthesis | Supported | Not supported |
| Smart citation analysis | Not supported | Supported |
| Supporting/contrasting citations | Not supported | Supported |
| Citation statements extraction | Not supported | Supported |
| Reference checking | Not supported | Supported |
| Browser extension | Not supported | Supported |
| Integration with Zotero | Not supported | Supported |
| Custom dashboards | Not supported | Supported |
| Journal and author metrics | Not supported | Supported |
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| Website | Visit | Visit |
