Consensus vs Connected Papers vs Literfy vs ResearchRabbit

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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Connected Papers
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Literfy
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ResearchRabbit
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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 Connected Papers
connectedpapers.com
Visual tool for exploring related research
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Competitor Literfy
literfy.ai
Literfy is an AI literature review generator that combines paper search with review writing in one workflow.
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Competitor ResearchRabbit
researchrabbit.ai
AI-powered literature mapping
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
907.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 18.7%
▼ 44.6%
▼ 17.3%
6-month growth
+14.4%
-34.0%
-70.3%
-22.2%
Global rank web
#9,859
#76,429
#3,073,342
#51,921
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
709.4K
11.1K
992.4K
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
44%
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43%
Pages / visit
4.1
2.7
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3.1
Visit duration
3m 56s
2m 05s
6s
2m 02s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
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● Direct 91% · ● Referral 8%
ConsensusConnected PapersLiterfyResearchRabbit
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KResearchRabbit · 1.1MResearchRabbit · 908.5KResearchRabbit · 939.4KResearchRabbit · 1MResearchRabbit · 1.2MResearchRabbit · 1.2MResearchRabbit · 1.2MResearchRabbit · 972.1KResearchRabbit · 1.1MResearchRabbit · 907.4K101001K10K100K1M10MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KLiterfy · 88Literfy · 21.4KLiterfy · 16.5KLiterfy · 39.8KLiterfy · 15.5KLiterfy · 11.4KLiterfy · 6.3KResearchRabbit · 1.1MResearchRabbit · 908.5KResearchRabbit · 939.4KResearchRabbit · 1MResearchRabbit · 1.2MResearchRabbit · 1.2MResearchRabbit · 1.2MResearchRabbit · 972.1KResearchRabbit · 1.1MResearchRabbit · 907.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
$6per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
$10per month · free tier available
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Free FreeLight Pack $19Pro Monthly $29/moPro Yearly $329/yr
Plan $10/mo
Capabilities input → output
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Text
TextWeb pages
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DocumentsText
Output
Text
Data
Text
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Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
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Research papers
Literature reviews
Academic research
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Scientific research navigation
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Scientific literature exploration
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Research papers analysis
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