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Consensus vs SciSpace: catalog facts
Consensus	SciSpace
Freemium Check the site for current free and paid plans.	Freemium Free sign-up, with paid plans for more usage and enterprise options.
Web	Web
Searches peer-reviewed literature rather than the open web Answers backed by scientific papers	Search across more than 280 million papers Chat with PDF to explain difficult papers
Web only, needs an internet connection Plan details are not given on the homepage	AI summaries of papers still need checking against the source Full features require a paid plan
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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