Consensus vs Adobe Firefly vs Paperguide vs ScholarAI

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Consensus
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Adobe Firefly
Competitor 2
Paperguide
Competitor 3
ScholarAI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Competitor Adobe Firefly
firefly.adobe.com
AI generation built into the tools professionals already use
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Competitor Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Competitor ScholarAI
scholarai.io
Research in conversations
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
20.6Mvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
106.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▲ 5.4%
▲ 4.7%
▼ 21.7%
6-month growth
+14.4%
+28.2%
+44.6%
-22.5%
Global rank web
#9,859
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#182,104
#323,702
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
20.6M
266.5K
124.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
41%
44%
37%
Pages / visit
4.1
3.5
2.3
1.9
Visit duration
3m 56s
4m 52s
1m 32s
28s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 63% · ● Referral 35%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 64% · ● Referral 36%
ConsensusAdobe FireflyPaperguideScholarAI
05.4M10.8M16.2M21.6MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MAdobe Firefly · 15MAdobe Firefly · 15.7MAdobe Firefly · 15.5MAdobe Firefly · 16.1MAdobe Firefly · 18.4MAdobe Firefly · 21MAdobe Firefly · 21.6MAdobe Firefly · 19.5MAdobe Firefly · 20.6MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2K100K1M10M100MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MAdobe Firefly · 15MAdobe Firefly · 15.7MAdobe Firefly · 15.5MAdobe Firefly · 16.1MAdobe Firefly · 18.4MAdobe Firefly · 21MAdobe Firefly · 21.6MAdobe Firefly · 19.5MAdobe Firefly · 20.6MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KScholarAI · 181.3KScholarAI · 142.6KScholarAI · 175.6KScholarAI · 132.3KScholarAI · 137KScholarAI · 146.3KScholarAI · 156.2KScholarAI · 130.6KScholarAI · 135.6KScholarAI · 106.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
$9.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free FreeStandard $9.99/moPro $19.99/moPro Plus $49.99/mo+1 more
Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Free CustomBasic $9.99/moPremium $18.99/moTeams Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
ImagesTextVideo
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
Output
Text
AudioImagesVideo
DataDocumentsText
Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Audio & MusicImage EditingImage GenerationVideo Creation+6 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
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Research papers
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Academic research
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Literature reviews
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Citations
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Research papers summaries
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Research papers drafting
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Academic citation
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Image generation
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Search engine
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Video generation
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Citation formatting
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Image editing
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Image to video
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Images videos
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Medical research
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Research papers analysis
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Scientific literature exploration
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Scientific research
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Sound effects
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Academic writing
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Audio
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Vector graphics
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Writing
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