Consensus
An AI search engine for academic research. It searches peer-reviewed papers, summarises what the studies found, and shows how much the evidence agrees on yes-or-no questions, with filters for study design and other quality signals.
● Use Cases
- →Checking what research says before making a claim
- →Finding studies to support a grant application
- →Early literature review for a thesis
- →Evidence checks for health and wellbeing content
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About Consensus
What is Consensus?
An AI search engine for academic research. It searches peer-reviewed papers, summarises what the studies found, and shows how much the evidence agrees on yes-or-no questions, with filters for study design and other quality signals. Consensus is a specialised AI tool in the Science category that applies machine learning to automate, enhance, or augment tasks in this domain.
Consensus helps Australian businesses and researchers check claims against published evidence. If you make health, environmental or performance claims in marketing, the Australian Consumer Law requires you to substantiate them, and a summary from Consensus is a starting point rather than substantiation. Read the underlying papers and check whether the studies apply to your product and population. Students and academics should follow their institution's academic integrity rules and cite the original papers, not the AI summary.
How Australian Businesses Use Consensus
Australian businesses use Science AI tools to reduce manual workload, improve output quality, and operate more efficiently. The specific applications vary by organisation but typically focus on the most time-intensive processes in this category.
Key Features
- ✓Search across peer-reviewed papers with AI summaries of findings
- ✓Consensus Meter showing how studies answer yes-or-no questions
- ✓Filters for study design, sample size, journal quality and publication date
- ✓Deep search that produces structured literature reviews
- ✓Study snapshots summarising population, methods and outcomes
Best For
- →Health, wellbeing and science writers checking claims against evidence
- →Students starting a literature review or thesis
- →Businesses testing product claims before marketing them
Pros & Cons of Consensus
✓ Strengths
- +Searches only academic literature, not general web pages
- +Shows how far studies agree on a question
- +Filters by study design and sample size
- +Links every summary to the original paper
⚠ Limitations
- –Summaries can flatten nuance in study findings
- –Coverage depends on which papers are indexed
- –Regular deep reviews need a paid plan
Pricing
A free plan with basic paper search and a small monthly allowance of AI messages and deep reviews, paid Pro and Deep plans with more AI use and API access, and team and enterprise options. Discounts are offered to students and faculty. Check consensus.app/pricing for current plans.
Details checked against the vendor's website in October 2026. Pricing changes often, so confirm current plans at consensus.app.
Data Residency & Privacy in Australia
Consensus uses Amazon Web Services for hosting and states that it does not use your queries or content to train AI models, nor send user data to third parties for model training. It does not publish an Australian region. Searches are usually low-risk, but avoid entering identifiable patient or client details.
Need AI that keeps client data onshore? See private AI hosted in Australia.
Getting Started with Consensus in Australia
Consensus is available directly at consensus.app. Sign up for a trial or free tier to evaluate the tool for your specific use case. Identify one clear workflow to start with, measure results over 30 days, and expand from there. Reach out to the vendor's support team for onboarding guidance.
Outside help is most useful when the tool has to connect to existing systems, handle personal information, or be rolled out to a whole team. AI Lab Australia works with businesses across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide on that setup.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Consensus
Is Consensus free?
Yes. The free plan includes basic paper search and a small monthly allowance of AI-powered messages and deep reviews. Paid Pro and Deep plans increase those limits and add features such as API access, and team and enterprise options are available. Students and faculty can get discounts.
Where does Consensus get its research papers?
Consensus searches an index of academic papers drawn from scholarly databases rather than the open web. Coverage is strongest where abstracts are openly available, so some paywalled or very recent papers may be missing. Always open the paper itself to confirm the summary matches what the study actually found.
Can Consensus substantiate marketing claims?
No. It helps you find relevant studies, but substantiation under the Australian Consumer Law needs evidence that applies to your actual product, dose and customers. A summary saying studies generally agree is not enough. Keep the full papers on file and get expert advice for health or therapeutic claims, which TGA rules also cover.
Ready to Implement Consensus?
AI Lab Australia helps Australian businesses choose, set up and connect tools like Consensus to the systems they already run, with privacy and data handling sorted before rollout.