Pick Consensus if
students and clinicians who want a paper-backed answer with a Pro/Deep meter.
Read the Consensus pageConsensus vs SciSpace
Our take
Pick Consensus if students and clinicians who want a paper-backed answer with a Pro/Deep meter. Pick SciSpace if students and analysts who want a research agent with literature-review chips and will pay Premium or higher. Skip Consensus if people who need a systematic-review screening table (Elicit) or a general cited web search (Perplexity). Skip SciSpace if people who want a free paper reader (Semantic Scholar) or
Best for
Consensus A question over peer-reviewed papers
SciSpace An AI research workspace
Free plan
Consensus $0 · /mo. Basic paper search; 10 Pro messages/month; up to 3 Deep reviews/month
SciSpace $0 · composer is usable signed-out; Teams toggle existed. No Free dollar row was on the paid-card screenshot. Do not invent one
Lowest paid
Consensus Pro (annual display) $12/mo
SciSpace Premium (Yearly display) $12/mo yearly
Next step up
Consensus Deep (annual display) $45/mo
SciSpace Advanced (Yearly display) $70/mo yearly
Coding agent
Consensus
SciSpace Advanced / Max
Runs where
Consensus Hosted
SciSpace Hosted
Watch out
Consensus Free Pro messages and Deep reviews are capped
SciSpace Yearly vs monthly roughly doubles the Premium rate
Last checked
Consensus 2026-10-19 · consensus.app/pricing
SciSpace 2026-10-19 · scispace.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick SciSpace if
students and analysts who want a research agent with literature-review chips and will pay Premium or higher.
Read the SciSpace page