Consensus vs Connected Papers vs Undermind vs Perplexity AI

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

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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 Undermind
undermind.ai
Undermind is an AI co-researcher for scientific literature.
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
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95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
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▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
+14.4%
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-42.9%
Global rank web
#9,859
#76,429
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#446
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
709.4K
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104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
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33%
Pages / visit
4.1
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3.6
Visit duration
3m 56s
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4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
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● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
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047.3M94.5M141.8M189MConsensus · 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 · 600.7KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2M100K1M10M100M1BConsensus · 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 · 600.7KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
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Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
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Text
TextWeb pages
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CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
Text
Data
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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
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Research
Literature reviews
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Research papers analysis
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Literature analysis
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Medical research
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Research assistance
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific literature exploration
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Summarizing
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Academic citation
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Homework assistance
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Research trends tracking
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