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Consensus Review 2026

Search engine for scientific evidence

Consensus fills the gap between Google Scholar (hard to use) and Perplexity (not citation-precise). For health and science content where accuracy matters, it's become part of our standard research stack.

Best for Science-Backed Content✓ Tested May 2026Tested 20+ hours
OVERALL SCORE
79
Content Quality
85
Speed
82
Ease of Use
84
Value for Money
80
SEO Features
48
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Pros & Cons

✓ PROS
✓Searches 200M+ peer-reviewed papers only
✓Consensus Meter shows percentage of papers supporting a claim
✓Copilot mode answers health/science questions with citations
✓GPT-4 powered summaries of complex papers
✓Filters by study type, population, year
✗ CONS
✗Only useful for science/health/academic questions
✗No business or market research capability
✗Premium needed for more than 3 searches/day

Who Should Use It?

✓ Great for
→ Health and wellness content creators
→ Science journalists
→ Fact-checking health claims
→ Academic bloggers
✗ Not ideal for
→ Business research
→ Tech news
→ General web search

Real Output Sample

Actual output from our test session — same prompt across all tools so you can compare.

CONSENSUS · REAL OUTPUTQuery: 'Does intermittent fasting improve cognitive function?' Consensus Meter: 64% YES (based on 47 papers) Top findings: — 6 RCTs support cognitive improvement ✓ — 3 studies show no significant effect — Effect strongest in adults 40-65 — Duration matters: 16:8 protocol most studied Citations: Nature 2023, JAMA 2024, Lancet 2025
Marcus Webb
Marcus Webb
Founder, WriteTested · 14 years in content · 500+ hours testing AI tools

I ran a 20-person content agency before GPT-4 changed the industry. I shut down half the team and started testing every AI writing tool obsessively. Every score on this site comes from real work — not toy prompts, not sponsored placements.